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Thursday, May 4, 2017


New York Yankees rookie outfielder Aaron Judge is turning heads with his with his hot start. He is only the third Yankee to hit as many as 12 home runs in the first 25 games of the season. The other two are Babe Ruth and Alex Rodriguez.

As of May 3, 2017, he has hit 13 home runs with 27 RBI, and is threat to break Joe DiMaggio’s Yankee rookie record of 29 home runs.

Judge made his debut in 2016, where he struck out 42 times in 84 at bats. In a similar at bat totals this season, he reduced the total to 26 times in his first 83 2017 at bats.


It should be a fun story to follow for baseball fans in 2017.

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Joe DiMaggio Begins 56-Game Hitting Streak


May 15, 1941. The New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio begins his record breaking 56-game hitting streak. Chicago White Sox pitcher Edgar Smith serves up the hit that begins the streak. The streak will not be stopped until July 17 in Cleveland.





Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

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