Happy Friday, everyone! The Cubs will be squaring off against the Nationals this weekend, but while they do, baseball historians will be keeping an eye on the Yankees. Aaron Judge, who is currently tied for the Yankees’ all-time home run record with legend Yogi Berra. It seems very likely he will break that tie soon, and it has led some to wonder just how high he can climb on the list.
We get into that below, and much more, like how George Springer started the Blue Jays’ turnaround, what Framber Valdez’s agent had to say about his potential intentional throw, and what Aaron Boone had to say before getting ejected from a game.
Let’s get right into it. • Davy Andrews gives a visual breakdown of the experience of watching Shohei Ohtani hit a home run at 120 mph. • Ben Clemens figures ou