Aaron Judge: the next triple crown winner?

Aaron Judge is so good at baseball that it should be illegal.

If you haven’t been following along, Aaron Judge is currently touting a .392 batting average with 21 long balls, 50 RBI’s to go along with a 1.242 OPS. Holy sheets (shout out Gavin). This man is on an absolute tear right now. If I didn’t know any better, I’d believe the Yankees took a page out of Houston’s playbook and started banging trash cans…in all seriousness, I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen someone so close to a .400 average nearing the midseason mark with all of the other stats that Judge has compiled. Luis Arraez had a .399 average heading into the break in 2023, but he is as pure of a contact hitter that you can get.The last one to hit .400 heading into the all-star break was Rod Carew in 1983 (.402). Can Judge take it up a notch and get there? The way he is playing, absolutely. But Judge isn’t the first person I think of as a “high-average” hitter…which is why what he is doing this year is astonishing. Not to mention, if you thought his season last year when he hit .322 with 58 home runs was exciting…he is currently outpacing himself in every major category. When do we realistically start talking triple crown for this cat? I mean, who is to say he can’t just continue his dominance throughout the rest of the season?

Aaron Judge has been nothing short of historic over the past few seasons. In 2022, he broke Roger Maris’ long-standing American League record with 62 home runs and took home AL MVP honors. Just two short years later, he followed it up with another MVP campaign—this time hitting .322 with 58 home runs, 144 RBIs, and a jaw-dropping 1.159 OPS. Oh, and he became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 300 career homers. Casually.

Now in 2025, Judge is flirting with something even more elusive: the Triple Crown. He’s currently leading the AL in batting average (.392), on-base plus slugging, and is near the top in home runs and RBIs.

To put that in perspective, only two players—Carl Yastrzemski (1967) and Miguel Cabrera (2012)—have won the Triple Crown since 1947. It requires a rare blend of power, precision, and consistency that very few players can sustain over a full season.

If Judge pulls it off, we’re not just watching greatness—we’re witnessing baseball history.

I know, I know. We have 100 games left in the calendar. But I don’t see Judge stopping this tear he is on anytime soon. And if he can keep his average up, his natural power is going to propel him to the top of the league in home runs too. As it sits right now, Judge is currently 1st in average, 3rd in home runs and 4th in RBIs. If there is anybody in the league that can get it done, its Judge. Whatever happens the rest of this season, so long as I do NOT put US currency on him, Judge is going to be putting on a damn show in the Bronx. Let’s hope he stays healthy and can yet again chase history and try to become the MLB’s first triple crown winner in 13 years.

Lastly, with how good he is this year can MLB The Show and San Diego Studios make his card more usable? The damn thing couldn’t hit a beach ball…you gotta do better.

Thanks for reading, I’ll see you on the next tee box.