By Alfredo Echenique Lugo
May 24, 2024, 7:10 PM EDT
There are just over 50 games into this Major League regular season and the team with the second best record in the league is the New York Yankees. With a record of 35-17, they lead the American League East Division.
These good results for the Bombardier team come largely due to the incredible offensive power that the New York ninth team is having. Having Juan Soto and Aaron Judge as fundamental pillars, who have become the owners of the Bronx.
Judge now has 15 home runs while Soto boasts 13 home runs. In addition, between both sluggers they have accumulated 77 RBIs for the New York franchise, which means 32% of all the team’s RBIs.
Manager Aaron Boone keeps them second (Soto) and third (Judge) in the team’s batting order. Which nourishes the team with a solid offensive top end that is complemented by Alex Verdugo and Giancarlo Stanton.
Without a doubt, Soto and Judge are being some of the best hitters in the Major Leagues today. And they stand out in each of the offensive departments of the season’s statistics.
Soto and Judge project more than 40 HRs
With more than half of the season remaining, this duo of sluggers still has a lot to say in the Yankees uniform. But if we look at some projections, both players could break historical records.
And according to the projections of Max Mannis of Talkin Baseball, both Juan Soto and Aaron Judge would finish the season with at least 40 home runs or more. A figure that does not sound crazy at all.
If these numbers are achieved for Soto and Judge at the end of the season, this explosive couple would go down in Yankees history along with Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig and Roger Maris-Mickey Mantle as the only offensive couples to achieve it.
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