Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are the two biggest stars of the New York Yankees as well as of the modern era. It is hard to pinpoint who’s a better hitter because fans love to see both in action. The NY side depends the most on their power-hitting skills to win as many games as possible. Due to the impact of the Judge-Soto duo, the Bronx Bombers have managed to win more than 50 games before any other team in the league this season. No wonder the NY side wants to keep the Dominican superstar for a long time in the Bronx. On the other hand, the Yankees captain scared the fans a bit after his slow start to the season. April was not kind to him.
However, in May, the 2022 AL MVP turned things around. During his early season slump, Aaron Judge took seven games to hit his first home run. But coming almost to the end of June, the Yankees captain is leading the league’s most home runs list. On the other hand, Juan Soto had been the most impactful player of the Bronx Bombers in the first two months. He even won the AL Player of the Month in April. Previously, the Dominican superstar was the top contender to win the 2024 AL MVP. But things have changed a bit over the last month.
Aaron Judge And Shohei Ohtani Are Favorites To Win MVP This Year
According to the latest Power Rankings, Aaron Judge is the favourite to win the AL MVP this year, and Shohei Ohtani can win the NL MVP. It is the first time for the two-way superstar to be playing in the National League. But he continues to dominate like he used to in the American League. However, the difference is that he is not pitching this year. Fans are only seeing the great DH Ohtani, but not the elite pitcher. Moreover, the NL has been facing a little bit of injury concerns that have affected the MVP race. That’s why Mookie Betts dropped to second spot in NL MVP poll. The two Dodger hitters are dominating the National League.
In third place, there is Bryce Harper, the first baseman of the Philadelphia Phillies. On the other hand, two Yankees sluggers dominate the American League. Aaron Judge, after turning things around since May, has been leading the league in all sorts of offensive categories. At present, he’s clearly the favorite to win his second MVP this year. Then, Juan Soto dropped to number three in the AL MVP poll. Lately, the Yankees had to sideline Judge. Hence, now is the time for Soto to earn more MVP votes. In Second place, the Baltimore Orioles star, Gunnar Henderson has been great this season, offensively as well as defensively.
Juan Soto Gets The Vote Of The Yankees Captain
Lately, Aaron Judge mentioned that he will vote for his partner in baseball crime because of the latter’s sheer impact on the team ever since he joined. Clearly, the Judge-Soto duo has been working miracles for the Yankees. They can make this season a part of the great legacy of the franchise. If they both stay healthy, they can each hit more than 40 homers this season.
Then, this duo will join the elite Yankee pairs in history like Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle-Roger Maris. Aaron Judge said Juan Soto makes his work easier as he always gets on base. Clearly, the chemistry between the two is working and might go on to do something very special this year.
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