Yankees Aaron Judge being given virtually no shot to hit .400 in 2025

Aaron Judge’s batting average finally nudged below just .400 on Thursday. Oddsmakers aren’t anticipating him to finish any higher than that. Despite hitting .396 through the Yankees’ first 49 games, Judge is a major long shot to breach the .400 over the full season, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Judge is currently +7500 to hit .400 this season, meaning oddsmakers are giving him a 1.32 percent chance to accomplish the feat.If you look at recent baseball history, it should be no surprise Judge is being given little shot to stay over the .400 mark.No player has hit .400 over a full season since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, but few players have even flirted with the number since then.Since then, only two players have hit.

390 or better over a full season, Tony Gwynn in 1994 and George Brett in 1980. In the 21st century, only four players — Todd Helton, Nomar Garciaparra, Ichiro Suzuki and Barry Bonds — have had a batting average of .370 or higher over a single-season and no player has had one higher than .372.Oddsmakers are giving Judge a much better shot at achieving another historic feat — winning the American League Triple Crown.FanDuel Sportsbook has Judge at +155 to pull it off.Judge currently leads the AL in batting average, runs batted in (44) and is tied for the league-lead in home runs (16).

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