Yankees' Aaron Judge passes Mickey Mantle on all-time franchise record list

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Aaron Judge has surpassed Mickey Mantle on the New York Yankees' all-time franchise record list after hitting two home runs in a game. This achievement highlights Judge's growing legacy within the storied history of the Yankees.

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Aaron Judge continues to write his name among the immortals in New York Yankees history.

This is a franchise, more than any other in baseball, with a list of legends so incredible it can be tough to imagine anyone new ever joining their ranks.

But with each swing he takes, Judge indeed joins them.

On Monday night, it was actually two swings. Judge homered twice, which marked the 47th multi-HR game of his career.

He had previously been tied with Mickey Mantle on the Yanks' all-time leaderboard in that category at 46. Now, Judge stands alone in second place.

Only Babe Ruth (68) is still there to be caught, according to Baseball Reference's Katie Sharp:

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It'd probably be tough for Judge to catch Ruth, but never say never with No. 99.

What stands out about looking at this chart is that Mantle hit nearly 200 more homers in his career than Judge has right now, yet Judge has piled up the multi-homer games. Judge was a bit later in arriving in MLB than many of the game's all-time great sluggers, which has slowed down his overall counting stats.

But clearly, in this multi-homer stat, Judge makes it known that he's one of the best power hitters of all time. Any time you can move past Mantle on an all-time chart, you've done something incredibly right.