aaron judge had the most home runs in the mlb this year.
aaron judge had the most home runs in the mlb this year.
who had the most home runs in the mlb this year?
aaron judge
bellinger hit two home runs against the cincinnati reds on june 11, then did so again in the dodgers' next game—on june 13, against the cleveland indians—to become the first dodgers player to hit two home runs in back-to-back games since adrián beltré in the 2004 season and he had four multi–home-run games in his first 45 games, becoming the fastest player in mlb history to accomplish that, besting bob horner who did so in 63 games in 1978. he again hit two home runs in a game on june 19, against the new york mets, and in the process tied wally berger and gary sánchez for the fastest players to hit 20 home runs. on june 20, bellinger became the first rookie in mlb history with 10 home runs in a 10-game span. he had his sixth multi–home-run game on june 25, against the colorado rockies, passing mike piazza to set a new dodgers rookie record. he won his second player of the week award for his work that week. bellinger was named to the 2017 major league baseball all-star game as a reserve. he also competed in the home run derby, advancing to the second round before falling to the eventual champion aaron judge. on july 15, he hit for the cycle against the miami marlins, the first rookie in franchise history to do so. on september 2, he hit his 35th home run of the season to tie mike piazza for the dodgers rookie record. he broke the record the following day. he tied wally berger and frank robinson for the national league record when he hit his 38th home run on september 16. he hit his 39th on september 22 against the san francisco giants.
cody bellinger
in his fourth game, story hit two home runs against the san diego padres, becoming the first rookie to hit home runs in his first four games, and the first player in major league history to hit six home runs in the first four games of any season. he hit another home run in his sixth game, off brandon maurer, setting the mlb record for the most home runs (7) in a team's first six games, eclipsing the previous record of six home runs in six games set by larry walker, mike schmidt, and willie mays. story won the national league player of the week award for the first week of the season. with ten home runs in april, story tied the mlb rookie record, previously set by josé abreu of the chicago white sox. after finishing the month leading all mlb rookies with 10 home runs, 19 runs scored, 20 runs batted in, and three triples, story won the national league rookie of the month award for april.
trevor story