Aaron Judge has done it again.
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 four-year span. 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, slugg

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