Aaron Judge rarely needs help.
One of the best hitters in baseball history, the Yankees superstar leaves no doubt on almost all of his home runs.
But on Tuesday night, Judge benefited in a big way from Yankee Stadium's short right field porch.
His lofted fly ball down the right field line just cleared the fence.
At 326 feet, it was the shortest home run of Judge's MLB career, according to Sports Reference researcher Katie Sharp.
The homer was Judge's 16th of the season. He's tied for second in baseball with Kyle Schwarber. Shohei Ohtani (17) leads MLB in home runs.
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Not only does Judge have 16 HRs and 43 RBI after the home run.
His live batting average mid-game after the hit beyond the fence is .403.
It'll be tough for Judge to wind up above .400, but it doesn't hurt the cause to have a helpfully close outfield fence.