Aaron Judge had yet another historical year during the 2025 MLB season and, as expected, he's now being recognized for it.
The Yankees slugger was named one of three finalists for the American League MVP on Monday night, joining the Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh and Cleveland Guardians' José Ramírez.
Judge, who's looking to take home his second straight AL MVP and the third of his career, hit 53 home runs and led the league in batting average (.331) for the first time in his career.
He helped the Yanks win 94 games and make the postseason for the second straight season, finishing second in the AL East to the eventual pennant winning Toronto Blue Jays.
Some of his other jaw-dropping stats from the 2025 season include:
- 9.7 WAR (league leader) / 10.1 fWAR (league leader)
- 137 runs scored (league leader)
- 124 walks (league leader)
- .457 OBP (league leader)
- .688 SLG (league leader)
- 1.144 OPS (league leader)
- 215 OPS+ (league leader)
Simply put, Judge was the best baseball player in the American League this season.
Raleigh is Judge's toughest competition for the award and will likely garner some first-place votes after smashing a switch-hitting and catcher record 60 home runs. He led the Mariners to an AL West title for the first time since 2001 and finished the year with a league-leading 125 RBI while hitting .247.
Ramírez, who is quietly putting together a HOF-worthy career, hit .283 with 30 homers and 34 doubles with 85 RBI, helping the Guardians win their second straight AL Central title and third in four years.
The winner will be named at the MLB Awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 13 in Las Vegas.
Your 2025 @officialBBWAA AL Most Valuable Player Award finalists:
Aaron Judge
Cal Raleigh
José Ramírez pic.twitter.com/UyWkwFktH5— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2025
