New York Yankees' Aaron Judge Joins Elite Company With Historic Slash Line

Aaron Judge is leading MLB in a handful of major categories, giving the New York Yankees star one of the hottest starts in baseball in the 21st century.

Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) rounds the bases en route to a triple during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

In case his showing in 2024 wasn't dominant enough, Aaron Judge has come out of the gates on fire in 2025.

The New York Yankees slugger is batting .415 with seven home runs, 26 RBIs, 17 walks, a .513 on-base percentage, a .734 slugging percentage and a 2.1 WAR though 25 games this year. He leads MLB in hits, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS and WAR, on top of leading the American League in runs, RBIs and total bases.

According to StatMuse Baseball, Judge is one of six players since 2000 to post a .400/.500/.700 slash line through the first 25 games of a season. He is the first to achieve the feat since Cody Bellinger in 2019.

Matt Kemp, Joe Mauer, Barry Bonds and Jim Edmonds make up the rest of the club. Three of the five players who joined it prior to Judge went on to win MVP that very same season.

Judge is the only Yankee on the exclusive list.

Players with a .400/.500/700 slash line, first 25 games to begin a season, since 2000:

Aaron Judge (2025)
Cody Bellinger (2019)
Matt Kemp (2012)
Joe Mauer (2009)
Barry Bonds (2004)
Jim Edmonds (2003) pic.twitter.com/PcIHgXGuCh

— StatMuse Baseball (@statmusemlb) April 25, 2025

If Judge can keep it up at even a fraction of his current pace, could very well win his third career MVP and his second in a row. Miguel Cabrera and Frank Thomas are the only back-to-back MVP winners in the AL over the last 63 years.

Judge will look to continue mashing when the Yankees open a home series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.

Game two of the series will take place on Saturday, which is also Judge's 33rd birthday.

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