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Yankees Aaron Judge Wins Third Al Mvp Award Beating Out Cal Raleigh

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yankees aaron judge wins third al mvp award beating out cal raleigh

Aaron Judge keeps adding to his legacy. The New York Yankees outfielder was named the American League MVP on Thursday after an incredible 2025 season. Already a two-time MVP winner, having taken home the award in 2022 and 2024, Judge posted another spectacular year in 2025. He finished the season at the top of the AL leaderboard in most hitting stats, including batting average (.331), on-base percentage (.456), slugging percentage (.688), total bases (372), runs (137) and all three major... There were two notable exceptions, however: home runs and RBI. Those titles went to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, whom Judge beat out for MVP honors in one of the closest MVP votes in years after a run of unanimous or near-unanimous voting in...

Judge captured 17 of the 30 total votes, with Raleigh taking the other 13. No other player received a first- or second-place vote. Stripping away fandoms and narratives, the race came down to what a person values. Judge had a significant advantage in overall offensive stats (the distance between his and Raleigh's OPS was the same as the distance between Raleigh's OPS and the 39th-best OPS in the AL), while Raleigh... The award is Judge's 2nd in a row, and 3rd in last 4 seasons NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York Yankee slugger Aaron Judge won his third Most Valuable Player Award on Thursday night.

Judge hit 53 home runs and batted .331, beating out Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh, whose 60 home runs broke several records, including most by a catcher and a switch-hitter. Despite having seven fewer home runs, Judge's .457 on base percentage, and .688 slugging percentage, were well above Raleigh, whose on base and slugging percentages were .359 and .589 respectively. The 2025 MVP Award marks Judge's third, which have all come in the past four seasons. The MLB released the 2026 regular season schedule. Here is a look at key dates and events. The New York Yankees outfielder won his third career American League Most Valuable Player award on Thursday, edging out Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez.

Judge, 33, previously won MVP in 2022 and 2024. He's just the fourth player to win the award at least three times for the Yankees -- joining Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle -- and the first to do it in a... Judge joins Berra and Mantle as the only Yankees to win consecutive MVPs. While Judge's counting numbers were down from his previous two MVP runs, he still put together a monster season. The Yankees captain hit a career-best .331 with 53 home runs and 114 RBIs -- leading the AL in runs scored, walks, batting average, slugging percentage, on-base plus slugging, total bases and intentional walks. Raleigh was Judge's closest competition this season, leading the AL with 60 home runs and 125 RBIs.

The Mariners star hit just .247 though, not getting on base nearly as much as Judge. Updated on: November 14, 2025 / 12:19 AM EST / CBS/AP In the American League, Aaron Judge became the New York Yankees' fourth three-time Most Valuable Player winner, edging Seattle's Cal Raleigh with 17 first-place votes to 13 for the switch-hitting catcher. The vote was the closest for an MVP since the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout topped Houston's Alex Bregman by 17-13 in 2019. Judge, who won the AL award in 2022 and 2024, joined Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle as three-time MVPs with the Yankees. The 33-year-old outfielder led the majors with a .331 batting average and 1.144 OPS while hitting 53 homers.

When asked about his place in MLB and Yankees lore, Judge acknowledged he's in rare company. For the third time in the last four years, Aaron Judge is the American League MVP. Judge beat out Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh to earn the honour on Thursday night, taking home 17 of the 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. All voting is completed prior to the post-season. The 33-year-old was back in peak form in 2025, leading the AL in batting average, OPS, walks and WAR. He also blasted 53 home runs, drove in 114, stole 12 bases and won his fifth career Silver Slugger Award.

Judge led his New York Yankees to a 94-win season, ultimately finishing second in the AL East to the Toronto Blue Jays. Aaron Judge won this third AL MVP and now has taken home the award in three of the past four seasons, a dominant stretch that has bolstered his Hall of Fame resume. Al Bello / Getty Images LAS VEGAS — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, who led MLB in batting average while hitting 53 home runs, beat the Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh in a close vote to win his third... Judge netted 17 first-place votes and 355 points to edge Raleigh, who garnered 13 first-place votes and 335 points, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Thursday night. The Cleveland Guardians’ José Ramírez (224 points) finished third.

Judge’s across-the-board offensive dominance in leading the Yankees to a tie for the AL’s best record won out over whispers of voter fatigue amid a historic season from Raleigh, whose 60 home runs were... In the National League, Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter and starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani unanimously won his fourth MVP award. Judge narrowly edged out Cal Raleigh to pick up his third career AL MVP. Aaron Judge is your 2025 American League MVP. He narrowly beat out the Mariners’ all-world catcher Cal Raleigh to win the award for the third time in his career and the third time in the last four seasons, the others coming in... In winning his third MVP, he joined the illustrious group of Jimmie Foxx, Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Mike Schmidt, Alex Rodriguez, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, and three-time Yankees MVPs Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, and...

Judge trails only Shohei Ohtani and Barry Bonds for most wins all-time. He became the first player in the AL to defend his MVP crown since Miguel Cabrera scored consecutive wins in 2012 and 2013. Judge led all of MLB with 10.1 fWAR and won the first batting title of his career, pacing the league with a .331 average. His 53 home runs marked the fourth time in his career he has breached the 50-homer plateau, joining Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa as the only players in MLB history to achieve... In fact, he led the AL in pretty much every offensive category including on-base, slugging, total bases, and Win Probability Added. His 204 wRC+ means he was over 100-percent more productive than the average MLB hitter, with the next-highest mark belonging to Ohtani at 172.

It’s a level of production that is hard to compute even as we watched it with our own eyes every game. Judge just nipped ahead of Raleigh to win the award, finishing with 17 first-place votes to Raleigh’s 13. It was a far closer race than when Judge won unanimously in 2024 and properly reflects the astonishing season turned in by the Mariners’ backstop. Raleigh became the first primary catcher and first switch-hitter to slug 60 home runs in a season, just the fourth time that an AL hitter has slugged 60 bombs in a season, joining Ruth,... To go along with his stellar defense behind the plate, Raleigh accrued 9.1 fWAR, second among position players behind Judge. Raleigh’s performance would have merited winning the award in pretty much any other season had his primary competition not been the greatest right-handed hitter in history, and a massive tip of the cap from...

As indicated above, Cody Bellinger was the only other Yankee to receive down-ballot votes, earning a seventh, eighth, and tenth place vote to finish 14th. It’s the 2019 NL MVP’s best finish in the voting since placing 10th in 2023 and reflects an impressive walk year performance that should earn him a lucrative contract in free agency — be... For months, debate has swirled about the American League Most Valuable Player Award. Would the honor go to New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge for the third time in four years after another extraordinary offensive season, or would it go to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh,... The top five vote-getters for the American League Most Valuable Player Award in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. On Thursday, voters narrowly chose Judge, who continued to cement his place among baseball's all-time greats by becoming the 13th player to win three or more MVPs.

He joins Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to have accomplished the feat. The vote from the Baseball Writers' Association of America was one of the closest in years. Judge received 17 of the 30 first-place votes and 13 second-place votes. Raleigh received the other 13 first-place votes while finishing second on the other 17 ballots.

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