New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge was on fire before a calf strain sent him to the 10-day injured list. Judge was named AL Player of the Week for the week of July 27-Aug. 2 and showed no signs of slowing down.
In Episode 9 of the Yankees-Mets Express podcast, I predicted that Judge would be named the 2020 AL MVP. He’d be on a mission after missing almost two months of action in both 2018 and 2019.
Judge also finished second in AL MVP voting during his rookie season in 2017, losing to second baseman Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros.