No rivals for Aaron Judge in MVP race
They won’t need a judge or jury to determine the Most Valuable Player in the American League this season. It’s a runaway for New York Yankees’ superstar slugger, Aaron Judge.
August 25, 2024
The 32-year-old centre fielder, a surefire Hall of Famer when he retires, is having a season to remember -- and that's saying something when one of his previous seasons resulted in a 62-homer campaign.
Judge, a mountain of a man at 6-foot-7 and 282 pounds, set another long ball record recently when he swatted his 300th career home run in fewer games than anyone before him. Through Aug. 24 and with more than 30 games still to play, he has a Major-League-leading 49 homers, a pace that would give him 62 for the season. In a 99-game span starting April 27 (when he had only four homers), Judge blasted 44 homers. Last year, in an injury-shortened 106 games, Judge belted 37 homers (a 55-homer pace over a full season). He is without a doubt the most feared hitter in today's MLB.
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