Judge Ties Maris AL Mark With 61st HR, Lifts Yanks Over Jays

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a two-run home run, his 61st homer of the season, during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Sept. 28, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP

TORONTO—When Tim Mayza made a mistake pitch, Aaron Judge made sure the Blue Jays left-hander wound up on the wrong end of history.

Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season with a tiebreaking, two-run drive in the seventh inning that lifted the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 8–3 on Sept. 28.