MLB Home Runs Were Down 23% In 2022 Compared To 2019 Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs this season and beat Roger Maris’ long-standing American League home run record of 61 HRs. However, The Sports Daily has sourced data that shows only four batters finished with 40 or more home runs in 2022. After Judge, there was a huge drop-off with Kyle Schwarber finishing second in the MLB with only 46 home runs. Pete Alonso and Mike Trout finished the year with 40 home runs apiece. Overall, home run totals have been trending downwards since 2019. MLB Home Runs Are…
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani sets home run record for Japanese-born player from Zac Wassink at YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani did something awesome. In the bottom of the fifth inning of Wednesday’s home game against the Boston Red Sox, Ohtani crushed his 32nd home run of the season: With his 32nd home run, Shohei Ohtani now holds the record for most home runs in a single season by a Japanese-born player! pic.twitter.com/pCpUQkX3XF — Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 7, 2021 As Rhett Bollinger of the MLB website noted, Ohtani has…