Judge passes Berra for fifth on Yankees' HR list

NEW YORK -- Yankees skipper Aaron Judge deed his 359th vocation location tally successful the archetypal inning Tuesday nighttime against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a necktie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for 5th spot connected the franchise list.

Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead. The slugger's 44th homer of the play had an exit velocity of 110.6 mph and traveled 412 feet.

Judge matched Berra connected Aug. 31 successful a 3-2 nonaccomplishment to the Chicago White Sox erstwhile helium deed a solo homer against Martín Pérez.

Hall of Famers Babe Ruth (659 homers), Mickey Mantle (536), Lou Gehrig (493) and Joe DiMaggio (361) are up of Judge connected the Yankees' vocation homers list.

Judge was selected by New York successful the archetypal circular of the 2013 amateur draught and homered successful his archetypal at-bat with the Yankees connected Aug. 13, 2016. Berra was 90 erstwhile helium died successful 2015.

Judge homered successful his 3rd crippled backmost successful close tract aft not playing the outfield since July 25 owed to a strained flexor tendon successful his close elbow. He has thrown gingerly since returning to the tract but besides made a diving drawback connected a sinking liner by George Springer successful the 4th inning of Sunday's 4-3 triumph implicit Toronto.