If there's one thing you can count on under Aaron Boone, it's that his New York Yankees will rally to the ball when they're faced with an AL Central opponent in the postseason. Is it any wonder that, when it came time to determine the American League MVP, those very same dominated AL Central teams bowed down before Aaron Judge?
Judge's absurd 2025 season - AL-leading .331 batting average, 53 homers, a 215 OPS+ while playing through elbow issues to end the campaign - narrowly edged Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners for MVP honors on Thursday night.