This undated file photo shows Babe Ruth. As part of its collection of Babe Ruth items, the Baseball Hall of Fame says it has the bat the slugger used to hit his then-record 60th home run in 1927.

FILE - This undated file photo shows Babe Ruth. As part of its collection of Babe Ruth items, the Baseball Hall of Fame says it has the bat the slugger used to hit his then-record 60th home run in ...

Fans rose to their feet at Yankee Stadium as Aaron Judge approached the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday, hoping to witness history. They then were sent into a frenzy when he crushed ...

George Herman "Babe" Ruth was perhaps the greatest baseball player history has ever seen. Among his myriad accomplishments, he set the MLB record for home runs in a single season four times. His ...

Judge’s historic 60th home run came on a 3-1 sinker from Wil Crowe. It sailed 430 feet to the left-field seats. The home run matched Babe Ruth’s total from 1927.

NEW YORK – Aaron Judge was halfway around the bases after this 60th home run when it occurred to me he’d done more than tie Babe Ruth’s record. Judge isn’t merely following the Bambino’s ...

With 147 games played and 15 remaining for the Yankees, Judge is on pace to hit 66 home runs, per FanGraphs. Ruth hit his 60th home run in his 154th and final game of the season and Maris hit his ...

He is now tied with Yankees great Babe Ruth for the second-highest total in a single-season. Ruth held the Major League single-season home run record for 40 years, before Maris edged him out in 1961.

They then were sent into a frenzy when he crushed his 60th home run of the season and Giancarlo Stanton soon followed with a walk-off grand slam in the Yankees’ 9-8 win over the Pirates.

He's eclipsed the pace of both Ruth and Roger Maris, hitting his 60th home run in the Yankees' 147th game of the year. For reference, Ruth required 154 games and Maris took 159 contests.