Yankees Aaron Judge ties single-season AL record with 61st home run

• Behind Judge, the Yankees clinched the AL East on Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

By the numbers: Only five other players — Maris, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Babe Ruth — have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season.

• But McGwire has admitted to steroid use while Bonds and Sosa have denied allegations that they used performance-enhancing drugs.

Between the lines: Judge's monster season comes before he enters free agency.

• The four-time All-Star turned down the Yankees' seven-year, $213.5 million extension offer and wouldn't negotiate during the season, preferring to focus on the "job on the field," ESPN reports.
• The Yankees have said they intend to keep Judge in New York.