CLEVELAND, Ohio — One of these seasons the MVP award may belong to Jose Ramirez. But 2025 wasn’t that season.

The American League MVP award went to Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in a close race over Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh. Ramirez, Cleveland’s switch-hitting third baseman, finished third in the voting by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

In the National League, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers won his fourth MVP award.

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Judge hit .331 (129 for 541) with 53 homers and 114

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