Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) hit a home run to chase Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) and ran away again.
Judge started as the third batter center fielder and hit a home run in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum in California on the 22nd (Korea time), recording two hits, one walk and one RBI in three at-bats.
Judge, who walked out of his first at-bat in the first inning, hit a right-handed hit in the third inning.
He fired a solo shot in the top of the seventh inning when his team was away 6-0. He pushed up his opponent Brandon Bielak's first slider and sent it out of the center fence.
It is the 54th cannon of the season added in five games after the Boston Red Sox game on the 16th.
Judge, who virtually confirmed the American League (AL) home run king, is also racing to No. 1 in MLB overall home runs.
Recently, Ohtani, the No. 1 home run player in the National League (NL), drew 52 arches, sparking competition for the MLB home run king.
Judge, who was being chased by Ohtani by one home run before the game, fired his 54th homer on the day, widening the gap to two.
Meanwhile, the Yankees defeated Oakland 10-0 on the day.