It’s no secret that Aaron Judge is on his way to his third AL MVP award in the past four seasons after the elite numbers he has been producing in 2025.
A .326 batting average, 48 homers, 102 runs batted in, and a league-leading 8.2 WAR? Aside from Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, there’s really no opposition for the Yankees slugger, and even then, many voters would rule the battle in Judge’s favor.
And those many would likely also include Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, who could also be on the verge of an award himself.
Crochet vs. Judge
The showdown between the two AL East stars has become quite the sight to see, and Sunday night’s finale between the two rival teams saw Crochet fan Judge the first two times, but still saw Judge get his blow in, launching his 48th home run of the season in his third at-bat.
And Crochet can’t get enough of it.
“He’s looking down the barrel of another MVP,” Crochet said, according to Christopher Smith of MassLive. “I don’t think it’s been a secret since he entered the league that he’s one of the best players, if not the best. So, it’s always an intense at-bat and one that I feel like I’ve risen to the challenge for. Just trying to keep him in the park is tough but just doing the best I can.”
And given that both teams are favored to make the playoffs, it seems that their battles for this year might not be over yet.
