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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.

I'm Kim.

Today is Tuesday, August 14, 2024.

And we begin with, the best batter in baseball facing off

against the worst team in the league and home run history hanging in the

balance. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees is on the brink of 300 career longballs, a club reserved for only the best of the best and one he's likely to enter faster than any other player ever.

As of now, he's at 299,

with another chance to go yard tonight

when the Yankees finish up their series

with the struggling White Sox in Chicago.

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