Aaron Judge doesn’t care that his AL home run record might last just one season.
Shohei Ohtani entered Wednesday with 35 home runs in the Angels’ first 96 games, putting him on pace for 59. While that’s one short of Judge’s record 62 home runs, home runs tend to come in bunches.
“Records are meant to be broken,” Judge said Wednesday afternoon in the visitor’s booth at Angel Stadium. “It’s just a record. It will be exciting for the match if he goes out and gets more than 63. We will see what happens.”
Judge said if Ohtani breaks his record, he will use it as an incentive.
“I still have a few years left in this game,” he said. “So yes [Ohtani] breaks it, that will give me another chance to go out and try to do something special. But I’m not too focused on that right now. I always wish him the best, always looking forward to seeing what he can achieve. But I’m not too worried about the record right now.”
The judge is currently sidelined with a torn ligament in his right big toe. She has been out since June 3rd.
