Tuesday could be a really special day for MLB fans, especially those who follow the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals.
After both the Yanks and the Cards had day offs on Monday, they will return to play on Tuesday.
That means both Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols will resume their quest for history.
“The chase resumes tonight. We are so lucky to be able to witness this,” MLB tweeted, with a picture of Judge and the number 62, and Pujols and the number 700.
The chase resumes tonight. 💥
We are so lucky to be able to witness this. pic.twitter.com/SCMG5KQEsY
— MLB (@MLB) September 20, 2022
As a reminder, Judge is looking to break the American League and the Yankees’ franchise record for most home runs in a single season, established by Roger Maris in 1961.
He currently has 59, but has 16 regular season games left on the calendar as he tries to take down the mark.
In fact, Maris’ sons will be in attendance tonight at Yankee Stadium.
Pujols Is Looking To Enter An Exclusive Group
On the other hand, we have Pujols looking to become the fourth player in the history of the game to reach 700 home runs in his career.
He has, as of Tuesday morning, 698.
Two more, and he will join Barry Bonds, Henry Aaron, and Babe Ruth in that exclusive club.
It’s time to chase history, and by the end of the week, we could be celebrating with two of the greatest right-handed hitters of this generation.
Judge is also looking to become the first winner of the hitting Triple Crown in the American League since Miguel Cabrera did it in 2012.
He is second in batting average with .316, and Luis Arraez is first with .317.
Judge has a comfy lead in both homers and RBI.
Can he achieve both things?
We will find out very soon.
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