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Aaron Judge Claims Batting Title With .331 Average and 53 Home Runs

He capped a comeback from a midseason elbow strain with a late surge that kept him atop every major hitting category.

Overview

  • Judge led MLB in batting average, on-base percentage (.457), slugging (.688) and OPS (1.145) to finish a dominant regular season.
  • He became the third player to win a batting title with 50-plus homers, joining Mickey Mantle and Jimmie Foxx.
  • Baseball Musings' season-ending Batter Rankings placed Judge No. 1 after he went 1-for-4 in a 3-2 win over the Orioles.
  • George Springer’s three-hit, one-homer game helped Toronto clinch the AL East and lifted him to second in the site’s rankings.
  • Cal Raleigh settled in third in the rankings as his late home run chase fell short, and Juan Soto’s Mets were eliminated by Miami.