Aaron Choose ties Roger Maris's American League single-season residence run document

The New York Yankees' Aaron Choose hit his 61st residence run of the yr Wednesday, tying Roger Maris's American League single-season document.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios threw the decisive pitch, an ironic twist given Berrios had additionally thrown the primary residence run pitch for Choose this season again in April. The historic second comes 61 years after Maris set the document. Choose broke his tie with Babe Ruth, whose document was 60.

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Choose's mom was sitting with Maris's son within the stands to witness the historic occasion.

Choose himself is a significant fan of Maris.

“Simply what I’ve seen from outdated movies and movies of video games, the man was a terrific teammate,” Choose stated. “He by no means made it about himself. I do know precisely the second you’re speaking about, the workforce pushing him on the market for a curtain name. That simply reveals you what sort of chief and what sort of participant he was," he stated, in response to MLB.com.

Fellow baseball gamers had been fast to congratulate the star.

"Sure!!!" former Yankees star Derek Jeter tweeted of the information.

On Tuesday, the Yankees clinched the AL East crown in opposition to the second-place Blue Jays, guaranteeing they are going to return to the postseason for the sixth season in a row.