Cardinals' Jordan Walker resides with Aaron Judge in notable MLB leaderboard
It's been a special season so far for Walker.
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And at the moment, the St. Louis Cardinals slugger is residing alongside Yankees superstar Aaron Judge. They're tied for the MLB lead in home runs with eight apiece before action on Friday, April 17.
Judge, of course, expects to do this. "Judge has actually only led the Majors in home runs twice, but of all the active power hitters in baseball, he's the one most capable of making us think it's easy," MLB. com wrote in a new article on Friday .
"Case in point, through the end of play on April 11, he was tied for 26th in MLB with three home runs; he then lapped everyone but Walker by hitting five home runs in the last five days. An ordinary, healthy Judge season is a 50-homer campaign -- he's basically keeping that pace, slow start and all. " MORE: A magical no-hit bid for the Cleveland Guardians Walker, after seeming to be a prospect bust, is now becoming the player many thought he might become.