This is not an article advocating for Seattle’s Cal Raleigh to win the American League MVP.

As the Daily News outlined this week , the Yankees’ Aaron Judge boasts a significant statistical advantage, including by hitting the most home runs ever (53) by a batting champion (.331) and by recording an MLB-best 1.145 OPS that was 197 points higher than Raleigh’s .948.

That’s why Judge is considered the favorite.

But this is an article pointing out that Raleigh’s case for AL MVP is a legitimate one, which is why most expect the vote to be extremely close when the winner is revealed on Thursday night.

Although his offensive numbers paled in comparison to that of Judge, Raleigh delivered a historic season at the plate in his own right.

Raleigh’s MLB-leading 60 home runs were the most

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