This is so clever!!!!!!!!

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this was Aaron Judge’s 35th career multi-HR game, passing Ralph Kiner for most in a player’s 1st 1,000 career games

[this was his 894th game]

players with 26+ extra-base hits in a single-season 25-game span, since at least 1901:

2024 Aaron Judge
2017 José Ramírez
2016 David Ortiz
2001 Mike Sweeney
2000 Richard Hidalgo
1995 Albert Belle
1994 Albert Belle
1969 Reggie Jackson
1958 Willie Mays
1937 Joe DiMaggio
1930 Lou

Yankees starters have gone at least 4 innings in all 59 games this season

that’s their 2nd-longest such streak at any point in a single season, behind only:

6/30-9/8, 2012: 63

h/t Elias Sports Bureau

this is the 2nd time Aaron Judge has had 14+ HR in a calendar month

only other players in Yankees history with multiple such months:

Babe Ruth (5)
Mickey Mantle (3)
Joe DiMaggio
Roger Maris

14+ HR & 12+ 2B in a calendar month:

2024 May Aaron Judge (14 HR, 12 2B)
1995 Aug Albert Belle (14, 13)

Aaron Judge has 8 games with multiple barrels this month

that’s tied for the most such games in a calendar month under Statcast (2015), with:

April 2024 Shohei Ohtani

barrel = Ideal combo of launch angle & exit velocity

most barrels in a calendar month under Statcast (2015):

May 2024 Aaron Judge: 33
April 2023 Matt Chapman: 24
Sept 2017 Aaron Judge: 22
April 2024 Shohei Ohtani: 21
June 2023 Shohei Ohtani: 21
May 2023 Aaron Judge: 21
Sept 2022 Aaron Judge: 21

barrel = Ideal combo of launch

most extra-base hits in a calendar month, Yankees history:

1937 July Joe DiMaggio: 31
1930 July Lou Gehrig: 29
2024 May Aaron Judge: 26
1924 July Babe Ruth: 26
1921 June Ruth: 26

Luis Arraez is the first player with at least four games with 4+ hits in his first 24 games with a franchise since 1900

h/t Elias Sports Bureau

most barrels in a calendar month under Statcast (2015):

May 2024 Aaron Judge: 32
April 2023 Matt Chapman: 24
Sept 2017 Aaron Judge: 22
April 2024 Shohei Ohtani: 21
June 2023 Shohei Ohtani: 21
May 2023 Aaron Judge: 21
Sept 2022 Aaron Judge: 21

barrel = Ideal combo of launch

most extra-base hits in a calendar month, Yankees history:

1937 July Joe DiMaggio: 31
1930 July Lou Gehrig: 29
1924 July Babe Ruth: 26
1921 June Ruth: 26
2024 May Aaron Judge: 25
1936 June Gehrig: 25
1928 July Ruth: 25
1927 July Gehrig: 25
1921 Aug Ruth: 25
1920 July Ruth: 25

Daily Statcast leaders for Day 55 (Wed) & 56 (Thu) of the Triple-A season:

Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses

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Daily Statcast leaders for Day 65 (Wed) & 66 (Thu) of the MLB season:

Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses

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this is AWESOME

12+ HR & 12+ 2B in a calendar month:

2024 May Aaron Judge (12 HR, 12 2B)
2019 May Josh Bell (12, 12)
1995 Aug Albert Belle (14, 13)
1961 July Frank Robinson (13, 12)
1961 July Henry Aaron (12, 12)
1950 June Ted Williams (13, 13)
1935 June Hank Greenberg (12, 12)
1932 July Jimmie

Thanks so much to all involved at MLB Network for having me on!!

Aaron Judge is on a heater, Gunnar Henderson keeps hitting homers and a pair of Pirates rookie starters have been off to impressive starts!

Sarah Langs joined us on #MLBNow to break it all down.