Aaron Judge has something else to put on his free agent resume: American League MVP.
breaking Roger Maris’ 61-year-old AL home run record with 62 homersHe beat out last year’s MVP, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who finished second despite another strong season both at the plate and on the mound.
Ohtani’s two-way excellence was no match for Judge this time around, as he led the majors in a number of offensive categories, in addition to home runs. Judge also paced the majors with 133 runs scored and 131 RBIs, an on-base percentage of .425, slugging percentage of .686, an OPS of 1.111 and an OPS-plus of 211.Aaron Judge hits a home run in Game 5 of the ALDS on Oct. 18, 2022.And until the final few days of the regular season, Judge was in the running to become the first Triple Crown winner since Miguel Cabrera did it in 2012 with the Tigers.
It added up to a season for the ages for the 30-year-old, who is a free agent for the first time in his career after betting on himself by turning down the Yankees’ seven-year, $213.5 million extension on Opening Day and then putting the Yankees’ offense on his back. Not surprisingly, the Yankees’ decision-makers have all said they want Judge back, from managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner saying payroll concerns are “not gonna stop us” from signing Judge, to Aaron Boone adding, “Hopefully, [his free agency] ends with him back in pinstripes, where he belongs” and general manager Brian Cashman calling Judge’s career path “Hall-of-Fame like. [There would be] nothing better than to have him continue to man right field for us.
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