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Aaron Judge hits home run No. 62, surpassing Roger Maris' record

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Aaron Judge has made baseball history. The 30-year-old standout outfielder for the New York Yankees, hit his 62nd home run of the season during Tuesday night's game against the Texas Rangers².

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Aaron Judge finally did it. With time running out of the baseball's regular season - it ends today, in fact - the New York Yankees slugger hit his 62nd homerun last night. Now, while it set a new single season record in the American League, many fans consider Judge's 62 the legit record for all of baseball. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE³: Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run last week, tying Yankees legend Roger Maris for most in a season in the American League. It seemed there was ample time to get one more. But then he went homerless for five straight games, up through yesterday's first game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers. For Judge, the languid pace of baseball suddenly felt faster.

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AARON JUDGE: I can't lie. The past couple of games I'd look up, and it's the seventh inning. And I'm like, dang, I only got one more at-bat. I better figure this out.

GOLDMAN: He did three pitches into the second game of the doubleheader heard here on the YES Network.

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MICHAEL KAY: High fly ball, deep left.

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KAY: There it goes, soaring into history. He's done it. He has done it - 62.

GOLDMAN: As the 6-foot-7 Judge loped around the bases, the ovation⁴ in Texas was a reminder⁵ of what this home run mark meant far beyond Yankee Stadium and what Judge said he'll remember.

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JUDGE: The constant support. You know, they're booing pitchers⁶ for throwing balls. You know, I think I got a base hit the other night, and I was getting booed for a single. You know, little moments like that, you look back on. That's what it's about for me.

GOLDMAN: Judge says Barry Bonds' 73 home runs in 2001 are the real record. But others don't. Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire all had National League seasons where they hit more than 62, but all three were linked to banned drugs. Judge has played his entire career in an era of robust⁷ drug testing. He has in many minds made a messy game clean. And now, as Judge said last night, fans who've stood and cheered him can finally sit down and enjoy baseball as it roars into the postseason.

Tom Goldman, NPR News.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 ovation   

n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌

参考例句：

• The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
• The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

5 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

6 pitchers   

大水罐( pitcher的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. 在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球投手之一。
• Why he probably won't: Pitchers on also-rans can win the award. 为什麽不是他得奖：投手在失败的球队可以赢得赛扬奖。

7 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。