New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was voted the most valuable player in the American League for a third time on Thursday, edging out Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh for the honour.

Judge received 17 first place votes to Raleigh’s 13 , while the tally was reversed for second place. The Yankees right fielder earned 355 points to 335 points for the league’s home run leader in 2025. Article content Article content

Judge only trails Barry Bonds with seven accolades and the four for Shohei Otani, who earned the NL MVP nod on Thursday.

“I never came into this game chasing awards or chasing anything but getting a chance to win and leaving the game better than I found it,” Judge said in a conference call Thursday night . Article content

“If I won by one vote or 20 votes, it re

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