Who broke the HR record?

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge
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Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Judge was unanimously selected as the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 2017, and finished second in voting for the AL Most Valuable Player Award that year.
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made baseball history on Tuesday with his 62nd homer of the MLB season, breaking Roger Maris' American League
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home run mark that stood for over six decades.
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Who broke the home run record?

Yankees' Aaron Judge hits record-breaking 62nd home run of season. Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris' American League single-season home run record with his 62nd homer of 2022 on Tuesday in Texas. Judge's record blast came in the New York Yankees' 161st game of the season and the 157th in which he has played.
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Has the home run record been broken?

Aaron Judge put a definitive stamp on one of the great single-season performances by any hitter in baseball history on Tuesday night, smashing his 62nd home run of the year to eclipse Roger Maris's long-standing American League record and topple one of the most hallowed numbers in all of sports.
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Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

"The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.
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What is the real HR record?

Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007. The only other players to have hit 700 or more are Babe Ruth with 714 and Albert Pujols with 703. Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr.
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62!!! AARON JUDGE BREAKS American League single-season HOME RUN RECORD! HISTORY!



Who hit 8 home runs in a game?

The record for most home runs in a single game is eight, held by Jay Clarke for Corsicana of the Texas League on June 15, 1902.
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Who hit 5 home runs in one day?

But for one day in 1954, Musial hit home runs at a clip no one had ever seen. On May 2, 1954, Musial became the first player in history to hit five home runs in a single day.
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Has anyone hit 4 home runs in a row?

Mike Cameron, Rocky Colavito, Carlos Delgado, Scooter Gennett, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Lowe, J.D. Martinez, and Mike Schmidt hit each of their four home runs in consecutive order!
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Has anyone ever hit a 600 foot home run?

Then look up Joey Meyer's home run from 1987; it went nearly 600 feet into the upper level.
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Has a player ever hit 2 grand slams in one game?

Fernando Tatis got his 15 minutes of fame and then some Friday night when he clubbed two grand slams off Los Angeles starter Chan Ho Park.
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Has anyone ever hit 2 grand slams in one inning?

Why April 23 is Fernando Tatis Day. Saturday marks the 23rd anniversary of the night Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis pummeled two grand slams in the same inning at Dodger Stadium, and even more astonishingly, did so off the same pitcher (Chan Ho Park).
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What is the longest home run ever?

What is the longest home run of all time? Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! The media could not be played.
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What is the most homers in one inning?

Most home runs hit in one inning in MLB history

The MLB record for team home runs in a single inning is five. The Astros tied that record on Tuesday night, and it marked the eighth time in MLB history that feat was achieved. The eight, five-homer innings were achieved by seven different MLB teams.
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Has there ever been 6 home runs in a row?

Votto set a Cincinnati record by homering in six consecutive games, and then added to it for the longest streak in MLB in three years. Votto hit nine total home runs during those seven games, with most of the damage coming against the Cubs.
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Who had 7 hits in one game?

In a 22-0 shellacking of the Chicago Cubs that day, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett would record a hit in all seven of his at-bats – becoming the first and to date the only modern-era player to accomplish this in a nine-inning game.
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Has any catcher hit 50 home runs?

It was Hundley who set that mark in his breakout 1996 campaign after hitting a total of 50 homers in 491 games over his first six seasons.
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What is the hardest hit home run ever?

Below is a quick look at the top 19 -- including the postseason -- as well as the best of the non-Stanton/Judge group.
  • 1) Stanton: 121.7 mph. Date: Aug. ...
  • 2) Stanton: 121.3 mph. ...
  • 3) Judge: 121.1 mph. ...
  • 4) Stanton: 119.8 mph. ...
  • 5) Kyle Schwarber: 119.7 mph. ...
  • 6) Manny Machado: 119.6 mph. ...
  • 7) Judge: 119.4 mph. ...
  • 8) Stanton: 119.3 mph.
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Who is the closest to 3000 hits in MLB?

Tony Gwynn was the fastest player in National League history to hit the 3,000 mark; he reached the mark in his 2,284th game. Hank Aaron was the youngest NL player to accomplish 3,000 hits; he achieved the feat at 36 years, 100 days old.
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Has a team ever scored 1000 runs?

Highest 1st innings score in Test cricket: The England team that almost scored 1000 runs. Team India are sixth on the list of teams with the highest 1st innings score in Test cricket. The England cricket team holds the record for the highest 1st innings score in Test cricket.
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What is the most unbreakable record in baseball?

Top 5 Most Unbreakable Baseball Records
  • Cal Ripken's 2632 consecutive games played streak. Everyone said that Lou Gehrig's 2131 streak would never be broken. ...
  • Ty Cobb's . 367 career batting average. ...
  • Nolan Ryan's 5714 career strikeouts. Replay. ...
  • Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hit streak. ...
  • Babe Ruth's single season OPS of 1.546.
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What is the fastest pitch thrown?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Who threw the first 100 mph pitch?

When was the first 100 mph pitch in the MLB? The first 100 MPH pitch in the MLB was Nolan Ryan's 1974 fastball clocked at 100.9 MPH. However, today's pitchers use a variety of methods to measure their pitches' speed, including radar guns and video footage.
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Who threw the fastest pitch ever?

Fastest Pitchers in Baseball History
  • Dwight Gooden (Tie) Top speed: 100.0 miles per hour (1990) ...
  • Bartolo Colon (Tie) Top speed: 100.0 miles per hour (1999) ...
  • Roger Clemens (Tie) Top speed: 100.0 miles per hour (2001) ...
  • Josh Beckett (Tie) ...
  • Joba Chamberlain. ...
  • Billy Wagner (Tie) ...
  • Tony Pena (Tie) ...
  • Guillermo Mota (Tie)
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Who hit 3 grand slams in one game?

On the other hand, the 2007 Kansas City Royals surrendered grand slams in three straight games; two against the Baltimore Orioles (April 13–14) and one against the Tigers (April 16). On August 25, 2011, the New York Yankees became the first team in MLB history to hit three grand slams in one game.
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