New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge ran away with the American League MVP award last year after a stellar regular season. But the two-time MVP is facing a strong challenge from Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh this season.
While Aaron Judge has been stellar for the Yankees at the plate this season, Cal Raleigh is having a historic season and is projected to end up with the most prolific season by a catcher in MLB history.
However, when the Yankees superstar was asked about the AL MVP race with the Mariners catcher, Judge made a blunt remark.
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The reigning AL MVP commended Raleigh, who is leading the home run charts this season, for his attributes as a sswitch-hitterand a backstop.
"I'm just going to keep going out there and doing my thing," Judge added. "But that's what makes it fun. It makes it fun for the fans, for you guys. Somebody like him doing his thing, leading the league in homers. Behind the plate, he's a backstop back there. It's fun to watch. It's good for the game and looking forward to more of that in the second half."Aaron Judge gets honest about not participating in Home Run Derby
Aaron Judge won the Home Run Derby in his rookie season in 2017 but did not participate in the competition this year. When asked about stars omitting the competition Judge joked:
"I already did it, I don't know what else you want from me. I already did it, so I think it's time for somebody else to do their thing and have fun with it. It's tough to say. "I love seeing new faces in the game go out there and do their thing, especially getting to see Oneil Cruz go out there and hit one out of the stadium, I thought that was pretty special for baseball and special for fans," Judge said.While Judge didn't participate in the competition, his AL MVP ccompetitorCal Raleigh went all the way to win the Home Run Derby on Monday to fulfill his childhood dream.
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