Yankees' Aaron Judge sets new American League home run record

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season on Tuesday, breaking Roger Maris' American League record set in 1961.

Driving the news: Judge hit his record-setting homer during his first at-bat in the second game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers.

Of note: He's still in the hunt for the Triple Crown — when a hitter leads his league in batting average, home runs and RBIs in the same season — but trailed the Minnesota Twins' Luis Arráez heading into Tuesday.