Another historic month is in the (record) books for Aaron Judge. And not only is he , he is also giving himself another shot at just about the only thing that was mi sing from that season besides a championship: a Triple Crown. Entering Mondays off day, Judge had raised his Munenori Kawasaki Jersey batting average to .316, one one-hundredth of a percentage point behind Angels infielder Luis Rengifo for the American League lead. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hits a two-run home run against the Mets. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post His 31 home runs and 82 RBIs were both tops in the AL and majors, putting him in a strong position to take another crack at capturing the Triple Crown, which has not been done since Miguel Cabrera in 2012. Itd be cool, but its not my focus, Judge said Sunday after going 2-for-4 with a home run in the Yankees win over the Blue Jays. Like a lot of guys in this room, we dont play for stuff like that. We play to win. Anytime you put on these pinstripes and wear the NY, youre here to win. If that comes with it, itd be great, but I think were all focused on getting a championship first. Explore More Judges incredible 2022 season, of course, was spoiled in October when the Yankees were swept in the ALCS. He has Juan Soto by his side this time around, and while they will still need a more consistent supporting cast around them, Judge is playing at another level just past the seasons halfway point. In order to keep the bat in Judges hands and avoid more intentional walks the Yankees will need to prove they can consistently produce behind him, which falls largely on cleanup hitter Alex Verdugo, especially while Giancarlo Stanton is out. Because in a year when offense is down acro s the majors, Judge is simply dominating pitching unlike anyone else. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) is greeted by his teammates in the dugout after he scores on his two-run home run. Robert Sabo for NY Post The league-average OPS coming into Monday was .705. Judges stood at 1.144. Only Shohei Ohtani (1.034) and Soto (1.005) were anywhere close to the same OPS stratosphere. Its just kind of head and shoulders above anything were seeing, manager Aaron Boone said. What him and Juan are doing as a tandem, it is hard to wrap your brain around, especially in this hitting climate. Judge is . At this point that year (through 84 games), he was batting .282 with 30 home runs and a .968 OPS. Making Judges overall season stats even more absurd is the fact that he had started out slowly over the first few weeks. Through 27 games, he was batting .178 with four home runs and a .674 OPS. In 57 games since, he is batting .385 with 27 home runs and a 1.381 OPS. In June alone, he hit .409 with a 1.378 OPS, 11 home runs and 37 RBIs. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) rounds the bases. Robert Sabo for NY Post Hes an outstanding player, Gerrit Cole said. He settled into the season nicely and hes just kind of plugging away like we all expected. Hes able to go , otherworldly-type runs. Hes just a great player. Besides breaking Roger Maris AL record with 62 home runs in 2022, Judge also led the league with 131 RBIs. But his .311 batting average a career high came up just short of Luis Arraez, who hit .316. And while Judge mostly shrugs off all of his gaudy individual stats, he does place a value in having a high batting average, even if that makes him old school. It means were getting on base for the guys behind me, Judge said. When youre in the middle of the order, you got to produce, you got to come up big. Especially with guys on base, especially when [Anthony] Volpe and Soto have been doing their thing all year long, you gotta just follow suit what theyre doing. Joe Maddon Jersey