NEW YORK – The Bronx was roaring on the evening of Oct. 7, but Aaron Judge remembers hearing nothing. Some 40,000 pairs of eyes tracked a baseball on its collision course with the left-field foul pole, then came the clang against steel – fair ball , and a postseason moment that promised to live on .

The blast still echoes more than a month later, though it would have meant more if the Yankees had prevailed in that American League Division Series against the Blue Jays. Still, Judge’s terrific campaign was the centerpiece of New York’s title hopes, recognized Thursday not only with his second straight AL MVP Award , but also with the captain’s selection to the All-MLB First Team.

The MLB Awards

Yankees left-hander Max Fried also earned All-MLB First Team honors, as announced in La

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