"It's almost kind of make-believe" - Aaron Judge reflects on finding his performance among Babe Ruth and other MLB legends

Aaron Judge is having yet another historic season. The things he has done in his prime might not be seen again for a very long time. As it stands, they haven't been seen by any baseball fan in a long time.

Judge's on-field feats have drawn statistical comparisons to Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and many other legendary baseball players. It's something Judge almost can't believe, as he said (via YES Network):

"It's surreal, you know anytime you hear any of those greats that are, you know all around this building, all around this stadium. It's almost kind of make-believe, you know some of the stuff they did. So, to be mentioned in any type of category sentence, anything with those guys, it's quite an honor."

Judge hopes to "keep doing it" and adding wins to the impressive tally the New York Yankees have so far.

The Yankees captain also spoke on what he does to prepare, which could be a reason for his unbelievable stats. It all begins in the on-deck circle:

"I'm checking out how the pitchers, you know it's, I know it's early in the game but you know, based on his warm-up pitches to how he's going through the first two guys. What pitches is he feeling?"

Sometimes, it doesn't matter what pitches the pitcher is using since Judge can and does hit everything hard.

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Aaron Judge sets history with a rare feat

Aaron Judge did something not even Barry Bonds did, in the Saturday matchup between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. After swatting a first-inning two-run home run (he did the same the game prior), Jays manager John Schneider had seen enough.

Aaron Judge was intentionally walked Saturday (Imagn)

He intentionally walked Judge in the second inning. There were two outs and no one on base. The last time any player was intentionally walked with two outs and nobody on base in the first two innings of a game was in August of 1972. That was only done to get to the pitcher on deck.

Barry Bonds got intentionally walked often, sometimes with the bases loaded. However, even he didn't get the treatment Aaron Judge did on Saturday.