It was predicted that Aaron Judge (31, New York Yankees), who hit 60 home runs in a season for the first time in 61 years as a clean hitter last year, will become the major league home run king for the second consecutive year.
On the 26th (Korean time), MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, predicted and announced the top 10 home runs for the 2023 season through official SNS. This is according to Fangraph.com’s prediction.
According to this, Judge is predicted to hit 44 home runs in the 2023 season. It is expected that he will win the major league home run king, although the figure has decreased significantly compared to last year.
With 62 home runs last year, Judge became the all-time major league home run king. He also became the first clean hitter to hit 60 home runs since Roger Maris in 1961.
Afterwards, Judge signed an astronomical 9-year, $360 million contract with the New York Yankees. The prospect of Judge again becoming the home run king would be very welcome for the New York Yankees.
Following Judge, it is expected that three players will achieve the same record. Mike Trout (32), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (24) and Pete Alonso (29) came in second. 메이저놀이터
First of all, Trout hit 40 home runs last year despite not playing many games due to injury. Also, Guerrero Jr. hit 32 homers despite poor hitting accuracy.
Alonso, who boasts the best power, also boasted his strength by hitting 40 homers in one season in three years following the 2019 season, his rookie year.
Kyle Schwaber continued with 38 in fifth, Jordan Alvarez in sixth with 36, and Fernando Tatis Jr., Austin Riley and Shohei Ohtani in a tie for seventh with 35.
According to this, Judge is predicted to hit 44 home runs in the 2023 season. It is expected that he will win the major league home run king, although the figure has decreased significantly compared to last year.