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Watch: Aaron Judge destroyed a 456-foot home run

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 5/12/22

Aaron Judge leads MLB in home runs this season, and he’s not hitting them cheaply.

The New York Yankees slugger crushed a projected 456-foot blast on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox.

Judge was facing Ryan Burr with his Yankees leading 6-4 in the top of the seventh. He took a 3-2 pitch down the middle and sent it out to deep left field.

Pardon me.
Are you Aaron Judge, sir? pic.twitter.com/09dbj7TubW

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 13, 2022

What a blast.

That was projected to be a home run at all 30 parks, unsurprisingly. It had an exit velocity of 114 mph.

Aaron Judge vs Ryan Burr#RepBX

Home Run

Exit velo: 114 mph
Launch angle: 25 deg
Proj. distance: 456 ft

No doubt about that one
That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparks

NYY (7) @ CWS (4)
7th pic.twitter.com/dmatajrM6t

— Would it dong? (@would_it_dong) May 13, 2022

The Yankees have gotten off to a hot start in 2022. They entered Thursday’s game 22-8, which is the best mark in MLB. Unsurprisingly, they also have three of the league’s home run leaders in Judge (11), Giancarlo Stanton (9) and Anthony Rizzo (9).

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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