Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was voted player of the year and American League outstanding player by his fellow major leaguers at the Major League Baseball Players Association’ annual Players Choice Awards.
Judge, who set the American League single-season record with 62 home runs in 2022, beat out the likes of Angels star Shohei Ohtani and Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt–who won National League outstanding player honors–to win the player of the year award.
“I think there’s no bigger award or sense of accomplishment than hearing it from your peers,” Judge said, per the MLBPA.