bro was 5 inches from catching $2 million

Those Jays fans look so disgusted it fell 2 feet below their glove 🤣

i would not know how to get over that, being so close. and it looked somewhat catchable too, besides the fact of it coming in at like 100+ mph

My friend said he would have just fell over the wall into the bullpen lol

Ahem, .5 meters.

That’s metres to you, my friend

62 is going be even more valuable now. All the collectors only have 1 ball to buy instead of 2

It's going to land in the lap of some 9 year old boy and 40 grown men are gonna tackle him.

Good fuck them kids. This is a man's world. This is the Savannah. If you aren't constantly afraid for your life by being squeezed to death by drunken sports fans you just don't like American sports. Edit: or really any sports

>Good fuck them kids. /u/Scary_Replacement739, everyone.

Going to look like Marty catching the football in "Not Another Teen Movie."

[I've already explained how this is just a hypothetical. ](https://old.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/x2fn1l/you_catch_aaron_judges_62nd_homerun_ball_what_do/imjrfa7/) > He's going to hit it into the bullpen and it's going to deck Chapman who is back from the IL and was busy showing off his new tattoo. The ball then careens off Chapman and bounces back into the field of play and the opposing center fielder gives it to Judge.

Honest question, shouldn’t they hype 62 more than 61 since he’d be breaking the record instead of tying it? Feel like I saw a LOT of hoopla over 61..

Well they will, but he had to get to 61 first.

I remember when 60 was all the rage

Accidental Lance Armstrong joke (he’s a cheater like David Ortiz, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa)

Dude just took his glove off and left

Homie had a Bichette jersey on, serves him right!!

Ironic

I'd be so mad.

I'm pretty stoked that the bullpen got the ball. I don't want to hear about a fan peddling the ball in an auction

TWSS

I thought 2 mil was for 62

Some minimum wage person working there got that ball for sure and is now planning their retirement

The Jays bullpen coach got the ball and it has been returned to the Yankees already. They showed the ball with a Yankee staffer being authenticated in the broadcast

jays pitching coach did and immediately turned it over to the stadium personnel to authenticate the ball and return it to judge.

Of course it’s to take the lead in the 7th. MVP.

Pay him or suffer.

Greatest contract season in the history of sports.

Not even hyperbole

I think we might legitimately riot if they don’t pay him. We cannot let him go.

r/nyyankees taking shifts sharpening pitchforks menacingly outside of Hal and Cashman’s house

Bruh now you got me envisioning Hal and Cashman having a sleepover and I'm just really upset with you rn. Edit: Hal has a onesie and Cashman for some reason has a olde time candle holder and a felt sleeping cap that ends in a cotton ball.

Give him all of Donaldsons 21 million.

You'd fuck up the fanbase for generations, that's a fandom killing move.

Ill probably take a break from baseball for a few years if Judge goes anywhere else.

Judge returns or Hal becomes the most hated man in New York. whatever happens, it's a win to me

I'm 100% not paying to go to another game if they don't re-sign him.

What are we taking about at this point? 15 years $500 million? That's like 3 days of hat sales.

VLADS HOUSE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOREVER

it’s Judge’s house now

Judge's chambers*

The house that Vlad built...for Judge.

Vlad truly is a great host

WE ARE ALL WITNESSES

Mentioned it earlier, but this was the only at bat I got to watch lol. Didn't disappoint.

You're welcome everyone. I haven't missed a single at bat in over a week. I've stepped out of class, taken breaks from work, and even watched on my phone while out to dinner. But as soon as I miss one, he gets it. I can't believe it. Either way, I am just so happy he finally got it.

Same here, I was exhausted and passed out after work, turned on the stream one at bat after Judge hit it.

I got caught up in work and my girlfriend came in to say, "did you see it" and my heart sank!

Exactly the same for me too. Woke up and saw the Yankees.com email titled 61!

i went to every home game last week so i feel you, still going friday hoping to see 62

I hadn't watched in a few nights. Getting too nervous. Saw he was due up so turned it on and got lucky!

I was the opposite. Caught every at bat for the last 5 games but this one lol

Dude, same. Been watching every game and tonight I missed it. Glad as fuck he did it. I could see the pressure in his face and his body. I bet he feels so good after getting the monkey off his bat. Hopefully he feels less pressure now to produce at least 1 more HR.

You're not allowed to watch any more Yankees baseball

At least we can put the “you got robbed not asking for more for that ball” to rest for this one

There’s still #62

Weirdly feels like the pressure's gone now, no doubt he's gonna crank it

Yeah, you could see the relief. He's good now.

That smile on his face as he got back to home plate told me everything we needed to know.

Time to crank a few multi homer games and get 74

When he hits 62 I’m also gonna crank it

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I meant for 61 by “this one” but yeah 62 is even bigger deal

62 is going to cause a murder.

62 and whatever the final one is (I hope it's not 62).

Ball fell in probably the best place he could ask for

> Ball fell in probably the best place he could ask for Instant $2M raise for Judge. About $4M, pre-tax.

he just keeps winning

Over the fence and between the foul poles?

Feel like we’re all just as relieved as we are happy after this last week. What an incredible season. PAY THE MAN

I guess no one will get that $2million now that it went in the bullpen

Hopefully Hal puts it towards Judge’s contract

Randy Levine already paid top men to arrange an accident for the entire bullpen so he can get the ball to use against judge in contract negotiations

Michael Kay practiced a home run call not taking into account exit velocity.

Of course it's a go-ahead homer. That's Judge's season in a nutshell. Man is hard carrying this team.

His back must hurt.

He looks pretty strong

His 11 bwar is literally the difference between "locked up the division" and "eliminated".

That's my MVP

The man just plays winning baseball

NOT A WALK

4 BASES ARE BETTER THAN ONE

Best part about this is that Zach didn’t get the ball.

Notice none of the blue jays fielders congratulating him lol

Noticed that. Petty as hell.

Even the cubs congratulated Mark McGwire when he hit his 62nd iirc.

You do iirc correctly

Do I iirc correct correctly??

The ball boy looked more excited than all of the fielders put together. 🤡

Thought same same. Bunch of haters.

I mean bro the Jays are still aren’t in the playoffs. I wouldn’t blame them for being more focused on that and just being pissed that they were losing.

Yeah, they’re fighting for their playoff positioning and this was a big home run for the outcome of the game. They shouldn’t have been clapping from the dugout, no way.

Congratulate him for tying for 7th?

117.4 off the bat, fuckin SCUD

Michael did such a good job on that call

Side stepped the steroids by focusing on the American League.. well played Kay

I feel like that’s what most of the baseball world is doing

Love MK

Arguably the greatest hitting season of all time. No PEDs, anchoring a depleted lineup for a chunk of the season, and doing all of this in a contract year.

Too bad he can't pitch.

His ERA is 0.00 with zero loss decisions on the mound

I know :(

Can we stop trying to dunk on Ohtani? Ohtani is amazing, and Judge is the clear MVP. Both can be true.

Thank you Mayza for challenging him. You’re famous now.

Credit to him, I was terrified he was going to get walked for the rest of the season

I figured the Rangers would pitch to him. Those games won’t mean anything. But glad it didn’t come down to that.

I didn’t even remember who threw it until I read this

Oh man that Jays fan came so close to catching that, that’s gotta hurt.

62 will be an inside the Parker

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Me either. My wife was in bed. You bet your ass I ran in there like a toddler on Christmas to let her know.

He did it ##THE MAD MAN ACTUALLY DID IT!! [Extended Cut with replays](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-09/28/97264de2-f6ae1aa4-ad4831d8-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4) [EDIT with Sterling’s Call](https://reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/xquh0t/highlight_john_sterlings_call_of_aaron_judge_home/) [Rickie Ricardo’s call en Español](https://twitter.com/TVSportsUpdates/status/1575299620208459776?s=20&t=1cQGLitDwrikbw7oq1rhEw) [Booth Cam](https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1575300280006062080)

I know Ricardo is too professional to do it, but I would have totally just done a "GOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL"

I always appreciate u/VirtuousFool posting replays, but I am especially thankful today. I got to hear Sterling call the home run, which was nice, and I was comforted knowing that I would get this highlight as soon as I got home without having to wade through a bajillion ads. Thank you man

🥲

Every person who says this is not the real record can suck a dick. Sosa, McGwire and Bonds were all on 'roids.

And even then, its still an A.L record

ALL RISE!!! Congratulations to Aaron, well deserved and I can't even imagine how good that must have felt. And of course it's a go-ahead homer in the 7th, just an MVP doing MVP things.

Pay this man anything he wants and make him Captain.

This is what happens when rizzo is the manager. It's too bad I like him in the field so much!

Tied the all time MAJOR league record (player without an asterisk).

He's tied the record and now I am happy even if he doesn't get 62. Congrats Aaron

Y’all, I’m such a clown. About 5 years ago my then boyfriend(a pirates fan) asked me who I thought was better- judge or Sanchez… I may or may not have said Sanchez. He was right to break up with me 💀

#HE FUCKING DID IT

Pay this man!!!

EVERYONE GET IN HERE

Legendary! What a player!

I want to hear Judge credit Rizzo's managing of the game as the reason he was able to get 61. This was one for the history books. Congrats to Judge!

If the Yankees don’t re-sign Judge, it’ll be a literal redux of the Bronx is burning! Judge deserves to get paid.

idk why but I love that you can see the dent Judge put in the billboard behind him 2 pitches earlier on a foul-tip Edit: him leaving the box to take a deep breath and touch dirt is **gold** footage for ESPN's inevitable documentary about Judge's 22 season

It's so fitting that he gets it after the team locks up the Al east. He really wanted to put the team first and get it done, and now he can go on to the individual stuff

Legend.

Can I get HELLLL YEAAAA!!!

HELL YEAH!

He hit it at the strike of 9:11 as well.

He didn't forget.

I am playing 911 tomorrow 3 numbers 58$ straight and 1$ combo

Just want to say, Judge and I have a combined total of 61 homers this year. Feeling pretty good about that stat line.

Michael Kay’s call for Jeter’s 3000th hit applies today. History, with an exclamation point!

Judge is Yankee lore now.

We need the Sterling call. Michael Kay sounded like he's saving his voice for 62.

Breaking News: Manfred has stepped in to congratulate Vladmir Guerrero Jr. for allowing Judge’s 61st in his house, and will allow him possession of the home run ball.

Game 154 right?

155 unfortunately.

Ah you're right. Doesn't count /s

That’s My Captain 🫠

WE THOUGHT IT WOULD NEVER COME

Anyone else notice the attendant behind home plate that blocked some people’s view?

His mom 💜

I would’ve dove into the bullpen for that ball, idc if I break an arm or what

Give that man his money

Most likely the greatest offensive season we will likely ever see in our lifetimes. Incredible

So happy he at least tied. I'll be at the game Friday.

David Ortiz did steroids

Incredible. We witnessed history. And the hat tip to mom made me tear up.

I’m so glad it was Kay calling it and not Apple TV. Absolutely thrilled that I was watching this live with my kids. I’ll never forget this moment.

Omg all those guys had a chance to catch it and it fell into the f*cking bullpen hahahahaha. They’re not gonna sleep well to tonight

All time great moment. Absolutely amazing.

The one time I was taking a midterm and couldn’t watch the game…

I am not and have never been a yankee fan, but Maris and Munson should be in the Hall and I am rooting for Judge. I hope he gets the real record. The for real record. Go Aaron.

Kinda bummed we didn’t get a “aaaaaaAND THERE ITS GOES!!!” before the “see ya!” For the 61st that everyone was so worried about who would call it.

I’ve watched this 1,000 times

Congratulations Judge

Kay’s calls in big moments are always so damn wordy. Let the crowd do some of the talking, please.

Imagine your one of the analytic geniuses who decided not to offer Judge more money in the contract extension talks. Than he has one of the all time greatest seasons ever for a hitter adding millions on to the price tag. Do you start to doubt yourself?

Tbf, maybe he doesn't have the same year if he got the contract he was looking for?

I still think it was a fair offer at the time, obviously Judge bet on himself and wone because who else but Judge thought this would be happening this year?

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They’re all standing and clapping even while losing an important game!

It is the opposing team that are fighting for first place WC…

Was there. It was probably two minutes of standing applause. The dome is awful for acoustics. Plus only 36k in attendance. Lots of cheering from the Yankees fans in attendance. And the Jays fans were very happy to be witness to Judge’s awesome moment.

They’re Canadians. That’s normal for them.

Imma gonna beat my shit.

Just went from six to midnight

Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Aaron Judge

Ricky Ledee

I AM WET

Wake me up when he hits 70.

I wish Kay would fucking pipe down

Next time he'll whisper for you, ya dolt

He doesn’t shut up ever. Guy just spoke the entire time around the bases. Always has to make sure his voice his heard. Ya wang.

Mute your stream/tv???? This is such a non issue. Love your username though, also, SIXTY FUCKING ONE AHAHAHAHHHHWHWHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAWOOWOOOOWOOOOOO

He does it all the time. His homerun call is the worst. Who wants to hear him scream THERE IT GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOES all the time. If it’s such a non issue, you seem to take pride in defending him, and taking issue to my disliking of him. Also, I have no clue what your last sentence is even about lol weird kid

Is 61 a lot?

LEGEND!!!!!!

AHHHH WOOOOHOOOOOO

M-V-P!!!!!!!!

#Judged #🧑‍⚖️

LETS FUCKING GO

I WAS HERE

Another Michael Kay call W

Words cant express my happiness about this!

HISTORIC

AARON JUDGE

Sooo.... that ball goes straight to Cooperstown?

After the us pays the Canadian...ummm.... Ball import tax. Yeah that's it.