Video: Aaron Judge destroyed a 456-foot home run

Aaron Judge leads MLB in home runs this season, and he’s not hitting them cheaply.

The New York Yankees slugger crushed a projected 456-foot blast on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox.

Judge was facing Ryan Burr with his Yankees leading 6-4 in the top of the seventh. He took a 3-2 pitch down the middle and sent it out to deep left field.

Pardon me.
Are you Aaron Judge, sir? pic.twitter.com/09dbj7TubW

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 13, 2022

What a blast.

That was projected to be a home run at all 30 parks, unsurprisingly. It had an exit velocity of 114 mph.

Aaron Judge vs Ryan Burr#RepBX

Home Run 💣

Exit velo: 114 mph
Launch angle: 25 deg
Proj. distance: 456 ft

No doubt about that one 🔒
That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparks

NYY (7) @ CWS (4)
🔺 7th pic.twitter.com/dmatajrM6t

— Would it dong? (@would_it_dong) May 13, 2022

The Yankees have gotten off to a hot start in 2022. They entered Thursday’s game 22-8, which is the best mark in MLB. Unsurprisingly, they also have three of the league’s home run leaders in Judge (11), Giancarlo Stanton (9) and Anthony Rizzo (9).