NEW YORK — For the first time since July 29, 1966, the New York Yankees’ all-time home run leaderboard has a new face in the top five — rewriting a chapter in one of baseball’s most storied histories.
With his 412-foot home run off Casey Mize in the first inning of Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, Aaron Judge passed Yogi Berra for fifth all time in Yankees history with 359 career home runs. With three more homers, Judge will pass Joe DiMaggio for fourth in franchise history.
Most HR in Yankees history
| Player | HR total |
|---|---|
|
Babe Ruth |
659 |
|
Mickey Mantle |
536 |
|
Lou Gehrig |
493 |
|
Joe DiMaggio |
361 |
|
Aaron Judge |
359 |
“Passing Yogi, it’s pretty special,” Judge said after a 12-2 Yankees loss. “All-time great Yankee. What he meant to this organization, and even when he was done playing being around, the stories we heard — he’s the definition of a true Yankee. Any time you’re on a list with a guy like that, it’s pretty remarkable.”
Said Yankees manager Aaron Boone: “I actually looked at (the franchise home run list) on the board. They slide his name up ahead of Yogi, and Joe DiMaggio is next. The last few years with what Aaron’s done in this league and the seasons he’s had, he’s been in some rarefied air. There’s been these impressive lists of names that he’s up next to. But when you see a career list like that with this organization and where he is right now in the center of it is pretty awesome.”
Judge has 44 home runs this season and could win his third American League MVP Award. He leads all MLB hitters in wRC+, OPS, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, wOBA and fWAR. If Judge remains atop the batting average leaderboard, it would be the first batting title of his career. He could also become the eighth player in MLB history to lead his league in average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is Judge’s main competition for MVP, and he leads the Yankees right fielder in home runs with 53 and RBIs with 113. Raleigh became the first primary catcher in MLB history to eclipse 50 home runs, but it’s the only main category in which the Mariners star has an advantage. Boone said there’s no doubt in his mind that Judge should win the award.
A Historic Judgian Blast 🫡
Aaron Judge is now 5th on the all-time homer leaders list in franchise history 🤝 pic.twitter.com/tZZ7CKKC27
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 9, 2025
“Cal’s had a great year, though, and certainly put himself in the conversation,” Boone said last week. “Those will be fun things to follow down the stretch with both teams in the playoff hunt, too.
“But it’s tough to ignore Aaron’s dominance.”
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