The race for American League MVP for a while seemed like a foregone conclusion. Unless Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge suffered a significant injury, the award was likely his. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh just won't go away, though, so what we're left with is a potentially amazing two-man race for the hardware.

The odds right now show only Judge and Raleigh shorter than +10000 ( Bobby Witt Jr., José Ramírez and Tarik Skubal ), so there isn't really any reason to discuss anyone else.

Here's how it looks between the serious contenders, with odds via BetMGM .

The odds

Judge -155

Raleigh +115

The numbers

Judge: .337/.448/.693, 210 OPS+, 24 2B, 2 3B, 38 HR, 88 RBI, 94 R, 6 SB, 6.7 WAR

Raleigh: .245/.351/.587, 165 OPS+, 16 2B, 45 HR, 98 RBI, 78 R, 13 SB, 5.2 WAR

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