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Yankees Slugger Aaron Judge Outperformed Cal Raleigh To Win Close AL MVP Race
Aaron Judge won the American League MVP by a narrow 355-335 vote margin, securing his third award in four years with a dominant all-around performance.
- On Thursday, Aaron Judge captured his third American League Most Valuable Player award, narrowly beating Cal Raleigh and José Ramírez with a 355-335 points tally and 17 first-place votes.
- Judge's statistical sweep of rate metrics explains much of the voting as he combined a career-best.331 batting average with 53 home runs and a 9.7 WAR.
- Raleigh's power numbers and catching workload defined his MVP case with 60 home runs, 125 RBIs, and 121 games as catcher, including 119 starts and the most innings caught in the AL.
- The tight 20-point margin highlights how divided voters were, making this the closest AL MVP race since 2019 and reshaping Aaron Judge's New York Yankees franchise legacy.
- The narrow outcome guarantees ongoing debate about MVP criteria, as no catcher since 2012 has won, making Raleigh's near-miss notable for future catcher prospects.
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‘It’s a unicorn season’: The fierce debate behind baseball’s closest MVP race in five years
CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Aaron Judge was named American League MVP over Cal Raleigh in one of the closest votes in recent memory, it ignited a fierce debate about what truly constitutes “most valuable.” The Yankees slugger led the majors in nearly every important offensive category, but Seattle’s catcher made history with 60 home runs at baseball’s most demanding position.
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