All I have to do is hit the jersey! Expectations for 4 people who are qualitatively different from those of 1998 and 2001 and 60 home runs have risen

Sep 18, 2025

All I have to do is hit the jersey! Expectations for 4 people who are qualitatively different from those of 1998 and 2001 and 60 home runs have risen
New York Yankees Aaron Judge is circling the base after hitting his 48th home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on the 15th (Korea time). lmagn Images Yonhap News



All I have to do is hit the jersey! Expectations for 4 people who are qualitatively different from those of 1998 and 2001 and 60 home runs have risen
Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh hits a home run in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on the 17th (Korea time) and high-fives with his teammates. ImagesYonhap News
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th home run of the season on the 17th (Korea time), raising the possibility of achieving a historic milestone in the major leagues in 24 years.

Ohtani had two hits, one RBI and one run from five times at bat in the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium. Ohtani, who started as a pitcher, pitched five perfect innings of hitless and scoreless pitching on the mound and held a one-man show' at pitching.

Ohtani hit a home run in his last at-bat. Ohtani, a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 4-6, pulled a 90.2-mile cutter that dug into right-hander David Robertson's second pitch and hit the right fence wide. A large arch with a launch angle of 37 degrees, a batting speed of 113.4 miles, and a distance of 430 feet.




With this, Ohtani achieved a milestone of 50 home runs for the second consecutive year following last year (54). This is the sixth record ever, following Babe Ruth (1920-1921, 1927-1928), Mark Maguire (1996-1999), Ken Griffey Jr. (1997-1998), Sammy Sosa (1998-2001), and Alex Rodriguez (2001-2002). Therefore, 50 home runs for two consecutive years were born in 23 years since Rodriguez.

In addition, Ohtani added five strikeouts to 54 in the season, becoming the first player to record 50 home runs and 50 strikeouts in a season. Whatever Ohtani's record of pitching and hitting together is, it can be considered the first time in history.

All I have to do is hit the jersey! Expectations for 4 people who are qualitatively different from those of 1998 and 2001 and 60 home runs have risen
Shohei Otani is running around the base vigorously after hitting a superior solo home run in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium on the 17th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
All I have to do is hit the jersey! Expectations for 4 people who are qualitatively different from those of 1998 and 2001 and 60 home runs have risen
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber hits a home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 16th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh and Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber are the first players to reach the 50-homer mark before Ohtani. They lead the AL and NL home runs with 56 and 53 home runs, respectively. In particular, Raleigh hit two home runs against the Kansas City Royals at Kaufman Stadium on the same day, raising his possibility of 60 home runs this season.

If Raleigh adds four homers in the remaining 11 games, he will reach the long-awaited 60 homers, and if he adds six, he will tie the AL season record of 62 homers set by Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in 2022. Raleigh's bat seems to have caught fire, so 60 home runs deserve some expectation. Applying the pace so far, Raleigh can finish the season with 60 home runs.

With this, Raleigh surpassed Mickey Mantle's record of 54 home runs in a single season of switch-haters in 1961, and matched Griffey Jr., the Seattle club's record holder in a single season.

The first milestone in 24 years mentioned at the outset is the record for the most 50 home runs hitters in a season. This record is four people who came out twice, in 1998 and 2001. In 1998, Maguire (70), Sosa (66), Griffey Jr. (56), and Greg Bourne (50), joined the 50-homer club, and in 2001, Barry Bonds (73), Sosa (64), Luis Gonzalez (57), and Rodriguez (52).




All I have to do is hit the jersey! Expectations for 4 people who are qualitatively different from those of 1998 and 2001 and 60 home runs have risen
애런 저지. AFP Yonhap News
One more is needed to be the third-ever season of four 50-homer hitters. The player who is closest to 50 home runs is the one who committed the crime.

Judge has 48 home runs as of today. He is second in the AL home run rankings after Raleigh. Judge, who hit five home runs in six games from the Detroit Tigers on the 10th to the Boston Red Sox on the 15th, failed to add a home run against the Minnesota Twins on the 16th and 17th. However, he is in good condition to hit two home runs in the remaining 11 games. Arithmetically, 51 to 52 home runs are possible.

Raleigh-Schwaber-Otani-Jersey's 50 home runs '4 Club' is qualitatively different from the big guns who played in his previous steroid days.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.