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Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg anticipated a tough time for Sammy Sosa to get back into good standing with the organization after a bitter end to his time there.

The Chicago Cubs plan to honor Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg with a statue outside Wrigley Field and put him in an exclusive club that includes Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Ferguson Jenkins and Harry Caray.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has been voted The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are the marquee names who will appear on the Contemporary Era ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame announces eight-player Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballothttps://t.co/k9jMTE8zZE pic.twitter.com/drFzbSaI8Z — National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) November 7, 2022The 16-member committee will vote on Dec. 4, and any candidate receiving 75% of the votes cast will earn election to Cooperstown. Bonds, Clemens and Schilling were unable to gain election to the Hall in their 10th and final year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot this past year, according to The Athletic. Sammy Sosa also made his 10th and final appearance on the baseball writers’ ballot, ESPN reported. An election for candidates from the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot occurs every three years.

Aaron Judge has hit his 62nd home run of the season to break Roger Maris’ American League record.

The New York Yankees superstar surpassed Roger Maris with his 62nd homer of 2022, a leadoff blast against the Texas Rangers in the penultimate game of the season. Just hit one 465 feet — way, way over the wall. pic.twitter.com/GKq72l8HQZ — New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 23, 2022Shortest: Hitting this many homers in one year requires at least a few borderline fly balls to go your way. 453 ft for Homer 48 👨‍⚖️ pic.twitter.com/QrhyxISLlo — New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 24, 2022His 48th home run of the season left the park at an eye-watering 115.9 mph. pic.twitter.com/FHWrERduEV — New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 11, 2022It was your classic backyard baseball fantasy: The Yankees were down two with two men on in the bottom of the ninth.

“I mean, that’s really who he is if he hits 62, and I think that’s what needs to happen. Maris' mark stood until McGwire hit 70 for St. Louis in 1998, and that was topped by Barry Bonds' 73 for San Francisco in 2001. The younger Maris and some of his relatives were in St. Louis when McGwire hit his 62nd in 1998. Asked Wednesday whether he considers McGwire and Bonds home run totals to be illegitimate, Maris answered yes. That’s where you want it to happen, that’s where I want it to happen.

When Aaron Judge’s American League record-tying 61st home run dropped into Toronto’s bullpen, coach Matt Buschmann picked it up.

The New York Yankees superstar reached a magical number with homer No. pic.twitter.com/GKq72l8HQZ — New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 23, 2022Shortest: Hitting this many homers in one year requires at least a few borderline fly balls to go your way. 453 ft for Homer 48 👨‍⚖️ pic.twitter.com/QrhyxISLlo — New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 24, 2022His 48th home run of the season left the park at an eye-watering 115.9 mph. pic.twitter.com/FHWrERduEV — New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 11, 2022It was your classic backyard baseball fantasy: The Yankees were down two with two men on in the bottom of the ninth. While the Yankees season as a whole has cooled off recently, Judge is still barreling toward a monster payday.

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Sal Durante was 19 when he caught Roger Maris’ record-breaking 61st home run in 1961.

Bonds, Sosa and McGwire have more home runs in a season that Maris. But those three played during the steroids era.

Aaron Judge pushed into truly elite home run territory with his 60th blast Tuesday night, hitting a solo shot to lead off the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He's now just one deep ball shy of tying fellow New York Yankees slugger Roger Maris' American League record for homers in a season, 61. What home run records are Aaron Judge chasing? Kevin Maris, Roger's second son, told New York Magazine that he would be "excited" for Aaron Judge if he eclipses his father's legendary 1961 season. While the Yankees season as a whole has cooled off recently, Judge is still barreling toward a monster payday.

Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols could make this a milestone week for home runs.

Aaron Judge hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season to move within two of Roger Maris’ American League record with 16 games remaining and lead the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8.

To some, Aaron Judge’s season has a special sheen because he appears to be Mr. Clean. “To me, the holder of the record for home runs in a season is Roger Maris,” author George Will said. Bonds' 73 and other Steroids Era peaks are viewed by critics as phantoms, totals as inflated as the biceps of those bulked up hitters.

Aaron Judge homered for the fourth straight game, hitting No. 55 of the year in a doubleheader opener against Minnesota to set the New York Yankees’ season record for right-handed hitters.

Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2.

Yankees star Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs with a two-run drive in the second inning for New York against the Kansas City Royals.

The McGwire family is set to see the other side of things in one of baseball’s best rivalries.

Ryan Mountcastle, Trey Mancini and the surprising Baltimore Orioles try on Sunday for their eighth straight win, which would match their best streak in 17 years.

Welcome back to another Chicago Cubs season baseball at Wrigley Field. Here’s what to know if you’re going to a home game this season.

Baseball fans reacted with a mix of resignation, dismay, sadness and anger when MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that opening day on March 31 has been canceled over a labor dispute.

With Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling off the ballot, next year’s Baseball Hall of Fame vote figures to be a bit less contentious.

Baseball Hall of Fame voters get one last chance to elect, or ignore, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

David Ortiz, Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum and Alex Rodriguez are among 13 first-time candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, joining 17 holdovers.

Pete Alonso danced to his second straight Home Run Derby title, besting Shohei Ohtani, Trey Mancini and Juan Soto on a night of record long balls in the thin Rocky Mountain air of Coors Field.

The Shohei Ohtani Show at Coors Field starts with the All-Star Home Run Derby, with fans wondering how far the Angels’ two-way sensation and other sluggers can hit the ball in Denver’s thin air.

Kyle Schwarber’s exploits have now progressed into truly rarified air.

Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning with his 12th home run in 10 games, and the Washington Nationals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 to move above.

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is expected to become the second player and first since Babe Ruth to start on the mound and hit in the top half of the batting order in the Bronx.

Washington’s Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning against Tampa Bay with his 12th home run in 10 games, tying Albert Belle in 1995 for the most over that span since at least 1901.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits his third home run of a baseball game during the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES Mookie Betts hit three home runs Thursday night for the sixth time in his career, matching a major league record held by Sammy Sosa and Hall of Famer Johnny Mize. With a chance to tie the big league mark of four home runs in one game, Betts reached on an infield single in the seventh. Betts batted in the leadoff spot, where manager Dave Roberts has been reluctant to lock him in. The 2018 AL MVP said when he was acquired from Boston in a blockbuster trade during the offseason that he thought he'd be hitting leadoff with Los Angeles.

With a chance to tie the big league mark of four home runs in one game, Betts reached on an infield single in the seventh. Betts was hit by a pitch and scored on Corey Seager's two-run shot to right on an 0-2 pitch from Chris Paddack (2-2). Betts connected on a two-run shot to left field with two outs in the second for a 5-2 lead. Austin Barnes and Betts went deep back-to-back in the fourth, extending the Dodgers' lead to 9-2. Barnes' two-run shot landed in the left-field pavilion and Betts followed with a solo shot to the same area.

The last two episodes of the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary, strung out over the last five Sunday nights, averaged 5.9 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. ABC averaged 3.9 million viewers, NBC had 3.5 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 1.5 million, ION Television had 1.2 million, Telemundo had 900,000 and the CW had 660,000. Fox News Channel was the most-watched cable network in prime time, averaging 3.39 million viewers. ABC's World News Tonight led the evening newscasts with an average of 10 million viewers last week. NBC's Nightly News had 8.8 million viewers and the CBS Evening News had 6 million.