The 2025 American League MVP race was at one point (not too long ago) considered a two-horse race between New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. It’s also worth noting that Judge climbed above Yankees legends Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra on the franchise’s all-time home run list during this stretch. If Judge hadn’t already separated himself offensively from Raleigh in 2025, the aforementioned 12-game stretch did just that. Additionally, while Raleigh has driven in more runs than Judge (115 RBI against Judge’s 102), Judge has registered 29 more hits than Raleigh in 49 fewer at-bats. Unless you are giving Raleigh an unbalanced and illogical advantage over Judge just by virtue of Raleigh playing the catcher position, the MVP race, as it stands today, is not much of a race at all.