As a result, Judge narrowly edged out Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners on Thursday to win the AL MVP Award during the 2025 MLB Awards Show. It marked the third time he has earned the honor in the last four seasons, an extraordinary display of sustained excellence.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/yankees/onsi as Yankees' Aaron Judge's Greatness Has Reached Historic Status. Aaron Judge's 2025 is in rare air. His 53 home runs and 1.144 OPS for the New York Yankees are one of twenty instances in the history of the sport where a player hit over 50 home runs and had an OPS over 1.100.

Aaron Judge has done it again. The New York Yankees captain captured his third American League MVP Award on Thursday, edging Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in a tight race that pitted overall hitting vs. defensive prowess in 2025.

The slugging outfielder becomes the franchise’s fourth three-time winner, edging switch-hitting Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh with 17 first-place votes to 13, the closest MVP vote in either league

Ask the people who share a clubhouse with Aaron Judge, and they’ll tell you he’s the best they’ve ever played with. On Thursday, the voters agreed, handing the Yankees' captain his third American League Most Valuable Player Award.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is juggling several balls when it comes to figuring out who will be in the outfield next season. Of course, Aaron