The milestone sets up a dramatic finish to the American League MVP race between Raleigh and New York Yankees star Aaron Judge. The 60-homer mark has long carried historical weight. Babe Ruth reached it first in 1927, and Roger Maris followed 34 years later in 1961.

Cal Raleigh's 60th home run put him on the short list for the best home run seasons ever, but it can get even better.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge became the fourth player in major league history to produce four 50-homer seasons, reaching the milestone on Wednesday against the visiting Chicago White Sox. After hitting No.

That meant the Reds fell to 2 ½ games behind the Mets and even more costly was that the Arizona Diamondbacks won and vaulted over the Reds, who now have three teams to pass to claim the final wild card spot — New York, San Francisco and Arizona.

Multi-homer performances from Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge propelled both players deeper into the record books. In the midst of a magical season, Raleigh clobbered his 59th and 60th dingers of the season against the Rockies to put himself in rare air.