Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 53rd homer, and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 to open a three-game AL East lead over second-place Baltimore.

The Yankees prevailed Thursday night in extra innings over the Red Sox, 2-1, on Juan Soto's 10th-inning walk-off single. It moved the Yankees to 85-62 on the season, good for a two-game lead in the AL East and for the best record in the American League.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge became just the third player in MLB history to reach this rare combination of home runs, doubles, walks and RBIs.

This Date in Baseball, September 20 - Aaron Judge becomes the sixth player in MLB history to have a 60 HR season

Aaron Judge's MLB-leading 52nd home run of the 2024 season and eighth-ever grand slam snapped a career-long drought and led the Yankees to Friday's 5-4 comeback win over the Boston Red Sox.

Major League Baseball is looking into Alex Cora’s comments that suggested the Red Sox threw at Aaron Judge on purpose. The league was reviewing the situation with no decision reached as of late Monday morning. Cora, the Red Sox manager, suggested Sunday that his team had its “chance” at retribution on Saturday.

Magic number to win NL East down to six. Aaron Judge notches 133rd RBI, a career high. (Oh, that came on his 53rd homer). Tyler Glasnow officially done for year. October will be an adventure. Respect: At least 86 wins in last seven full seasons.

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge joined a legendary club after hitting his seventh-inning grand slam against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.