In most years, Cal Raleigh would have been a runaway winner for the American League Most Valuable Player award.

After all, the Seattle Mariners slugger is coming off arguably the greatest season by a catcher in major league history.

But unfortunately for Raleigh, he was the odd man out in a razor-tight MVP race that featured two players with historic seasons.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was announced as the 2025 AL MVP by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday evening after receiving 17 of the 30 first-place votes for a total of 355 points. Raleigh was the runner-up, receiving the other 13 first-place votes for a total of 335 points.

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