Home Run Derby Updates

The Home Run Men

Judge

The opponents of the New York Yankees keep pitching around Aaron Judge.

The pitchers who toe the rubber against Judge do not want to give up No. 61. Judge walked four times tonight at Yankee Stadium and finished the night with one official at-bat and two runs scored, but the Yankees (95-59) knock off Toronto, 5-2, to clinch their 20th division championship and first since 2019. The Yankees gain a first-round bye and home-field advantage for the Division Series.

Pujols

Albert Pujols made his mark in the history books last week with two homers to reach the 700-career homer club, but tonight he scored a run and walked once as the St. Louis Cardinals took care of the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2, and clinch the NL Central. The Cardinals earned their first divisional title since 2019. 

Closer to home

Reed Palmer, 66, walloped his 104th career home run for the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers on September 25 at Udall Park. Palmer, the TOTS' all-time home run record holder now has 10 homers for the 2022 season.

Judge and Pujols, of course, are heading into Major League Baseball's final month of the season, while Mr. Palmer (photo above) still has three months left to add to his monthly totals.