Aaron Judge is having a season for the ages and, increasingly, for the record books.

The New York Yankees slugger hit his 57th homer of the season against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, scoring three in a ninth-inning comeback attempt. New York ultimately came up short, losing 9-7.

In addition to moving Judge closer to the 60-home run threshold with four games remaining, the long ball gave Judge his 142nd RBI of the season. That makes him the first player since Prince Fielder and Ryan Howard in 2009 to record 140 RBI in a season. Judge recorded 131 RBI in his 62-home run season in 2022.

Both numbers are part of a strong argument for Judge to win his second career MVP award this offseason. In addition to home runs and RBI, he entered Wednesday leading the league in walks (130), on-base percentage (.459), slugging percentage (.699), OPS+ (222), total bases (383) and bWAR (10 ,4). .

As for the Yankees, their record stands at 92-66, and their magic number to reach the AL East is one. They get their next chance to qualify against the Orioles on Thursday in a matchup between Gerrit Cole and Corbin Burnes.