Aaron Judge sets single-season record with 53rd home run

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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his second home run on Sunday.

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He hit a second home run against the team Tampa Bay Rays.

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And doing so made his total for the season a career-best 53 homers.

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Judge's 53rd Homer helped the Yankees Avoid a Sweep against the  Tampa Bay Rays

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Aaron Roger is now eight home runs away from equaling Maris' record of 61 homers in a season.

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Judge's latest home run makes this season's total of 64 runs.

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Only two players have scored 60 home runs in a season, Babe Ruth, who scored 60, and Roger Maris, 61.

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Aaron Judge is now just 9 home runs away to break Roger Maris's history.

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