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NEW YORK – Aaron Judge said he’d trade all his awards and accolades for another opportunity to win a World Series, and it’s easy to believe him. If the past year taught the Yankees anything, it’s that these chances never come with a guarantee.

That’s where the Yankees find themselves as the offseason continues, their roster again centered around Judge, now the American League’s Most Valuable Player for the third time in four years after edging the Mariners’ Cal Raleigh in one of the closest races in recent memory .

Soon enough, Judge will sport a tuxedo and cradle that award, thanking those who made it possible. But as he

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