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Judge is the fastest player to reach 300 home career runs

By Zachary Pereles Aug 15, 2024 at 9:00 am ET• 7 min read

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AARON JUDGE AND THE NEW YORK YANKEES

There are 162 players in MLB history who have 300 home runs. None of them have reached that mark in fewer games than Aaron Judge.

TheYankeessuperstar blasted his 300th career homer Wednesday night in a win over theWhite Sox. Judge reached 300 big flies ...

• In 955 games, fewest ever (surpassing Ralph Kiner at 1,087)
• In 3,431 at-bats, fewest ever (surpassing Babe Ruth at 3,831)
• Before recording his 1,000th career hit, joiningMark McGwireas the only players to achieve that mark

Judge andJuan Soto -- our Good Morning recipient Tuesday -- joined Ruth andLou Gehrigas the only duos in Yankees history to each have 30 home runs and 100 walks in the same season. (And New York still has 40 games remaining.)