The American League MVP race is a two-horse competition, if you still consider it a competition at all. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh have been far and away the top two performers in the AL this season.

Judge entered Saturday with a .330/ .458/ .687/ .1.144 slash line on the season with 52 home runs and 111 RBI. Raleigh was at .248/ .360/ .594/ .954 with 60 homers and 125 RBI.

For some fans and analysts, it’s a close call between Judge and Raleigh for the MVP.

But not for Yankees manager Aaron Boone.

“To me, (Judge is) the clear-cut MVP,” Boone said on Friday night following New York’s win over the Baltimore Orioles.

“You know, batting title … I feel like he’s been on base seven times a day the last week … whether they don’t pitch t

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