Aaron Judge makes history with 62nd home run to break AL record

• Yankees star breaks Roger Maris's 61-year-old AL homer mark
• Judge hits record-setting shot off Jesus Tinoco in first inning

Aaron Judge put a definitive stamp on one of the great single-season performances by any hitter in baseball history on Tuesday night, smashing his 62nd home run of the year to eclipse Roger Maris's long-standing American League record and topple one of the most hallowed numbers in all of sports.

Before a crowd at Globe Life Field buzzing in anticipation, the New York Yankees slugger drove a 1-1 slider from Texas Rangers right-hander Jesus Tinoco into the left field seats to lead off the top of the first inning in the second game of a day-night doubleheader. Having bested Babe Ruth's total of 60 for the 1927 Yankees six days ago, Judge finally surpassed Maris's 61 in the penultimate game of the regular season - exactly 61 years after his predecessor set the mark for the 1961 Yankees.