Anyone who’s known Aaron Judge over the years, whether it’s up close or through the lens of a YES camera, already has a full dossier on the slugger’s profile.

Great player, good guy. Peel away the layers of Judge’s psychological flesh and you find exactly that: respect for the game, embracing those who play and those who pay to watch it.

Great guy, actually.

It was no surprise to hear Judge praising Cal Raleigh , whom he narrowly beat in the American League’s MVP voting, on Thursday night. No. 99 became only the fourth Yankee to win the award for a third time, but he went out of his way to commend the Mariners’ catcher who made his history of his own.

Raleigh’s 60 home runs set a record by a catcher. He also led the AL in RBIs. No one would’ve complained if he, not Judge, captured

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