Aaron Judge continued to show off his power with a 495-foot blast that left everyone stunned
On Saturday night, Yankees outfielder
While -- at 119 mph -- it wasn't hit as hard as his Saturday night dinger, this home run more than made up for the lesser velocity by traveling a nearly unfathomable 495 feet, clearing the Yankee Stadium bleachers in the process.
495 feet! @TheJudge44 is on another level. #Statcast pic.twitter.com/eeJYG0A0wf
— #Statcast (@statcast) June 11, 2017
The 495-foot home run marked the longest of 2017 and tied for the second-longest of the Statcast era (longest by an AL player).
Longest HR in #Statcast era:
— #Statcast (@statcast) June 11, 2017
1. Stanton, 504 feet
2 (tie). @TheJudge44, 495 feet <<
2 (tie). Bryant, 495 feet pic.twitter.com/B1d1coEGsg
An achievement like that demands shock:
And celebration:
Judge's court was still in session in the seventh inning as he went deep again to extend his MLB home run lead to 21.
It wasn't as impressive as the first dinger, but that's hardly a criticism. However, his Yankees teammates, spoiled by the majesty of his achievement of the previous inning, were severely underwhelmed.
Judge has certainly set a high bar for spectacular displays of power. As he continues to set the bar higher, he continues to surpass it. At this point, it's difficult to fathom what could possibly come next.