By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-21 23:51:37 | Updated at 2024-11-22 06:57:51
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New York Yankees star Aaron Judge has been named the American League MVP for the second time in his career.
Judge's second MVP comes with all 30 first-place votes, with teammate Juan Soto coming in third place in the voting, with 21 third-place votes.
In between the Yankees' duo in MVP voting is Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr., who garnered every second-place vote.
Judge hit 58 home runs in 2024 alongside 144 RBIs and a .322 batting average.
MLB is slated to announce the National League MVP later Thursday night, with Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani the heavy favorite to take home the award.
Ohtani had the first 50-50 season in Major League Baseball history, with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases.
Aaron Judge was named the 2024 American League MVP on Thursday night over Juan Soto
The National League MVP will also be announced on Thursday with Shohei Ohtani the favorite
Judge becomes the third active Yankees captain to win the award, following fellow New York legends Thurman Munson and Lou Gehrig.
Rounding out the too five of AL MVP voting, and all players receiving at least one top-three vote for MVP, were Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson and Cleveland's Jose Ramirez.
Henderson finished in fourth, receiving six third-place votes, while Ramirez was fifth with three third-place votes.
More to come.
