Blast of gun 15! Judge leads 9 categories, Triple Crown in both leagues → goes as unanimous MVP again

May 15, 2025

Blast of gun 15! Judge leads 9 categories, Triple Crown in both leagues → goes as unanimous MVP again
New York Yankees Aaron Judge hits a solo home run over the left-center wall in the eighth inning in an away game against the Seattle Mariners on the 15th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



Blast of gun 15! Judge leads 9 categories, Triple Crown in both leagues → goes as unanimous MVP again
Aaron Judge hits Carlos Vargas' slider in the top of the eighth inning for a solo arch over the left fence. AP Yonhap News
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees tied for the lead in home runs again.

Judge led the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory in an away game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on the 15th (Korea time), with two hits, one RBI and one run from four times at bat.

Judge hit a home run at the top of the eighth inning when the score was 2-2. Judge, who entered as the leadoff hitter with the opposing pitcher changed to right-hander Carlos Vargas, turned the bat as it was when the 88.7-mile slider bent from the body to the center of the ball count 1B1S and connected it with a solo home run that flew wide to the left-center. The ball, which flew at 19 degrees and 117.7 miles, hit 444 feet over the left-center fence.




The batting speed was ninth overall this season and the fastest among the hits Judge made.

It is the first time in four days that Judge hit a home run since he hit two home runs in an away game against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on the 11th.

Blast of gun 15! Judge leads 9 categories, Triple Crown in both leagues → goes as unanimous MVP again
Aaron Judge and Oswald Peraza are delighted after the New York Yankees' victory was confirmed. AP Yonhap News
With this, Judge led the AL alone in this category with 15 home runs, matching Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber in both leagues. On the same day, Schwarber also hit a solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals to mark his 15th of the season.




Judge previously hit a left-handed hit in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning and played his 20th multi-hit game of the season. This is the 33rd multi-base game.

As a result, Judge maintained the unified leadership in both leagues in nine categories, including batting average (0.412), hits (68), RBI (41), on-base percentage (0.497), slugging percentage (0.782), OPS (1.279), slugging (29), and Ruta (129). Of course, bWAR (3.6) and fWAR (3.9) are also overwhelming leaders.

In the first mock vote for MVP of both leagues released by MLB.com on the 6th, Judge received the first-place vote from all 46 panels. Following last year, it can be said that he is racing toward the unanimous MVP again this year. If Judge maintains his current pace, he will have a batting average of .400 with 57 home runs and 154 RBIs, increasing his chances of winning a combined triple crown in both leagues. This milestone was last seen in 1956 by the Yankees Mickey Mantle.




After trailing 0-2 in the top of the sixth inning with Jason Dominguez's double to the right, the Yankees came from behind to win with a solo home run to the left in the seventh inning by leadoff hitter Paul Goldschmidt and a solo home run by Judge in the eighth inning. The Yankees, who won three consecutive away games with Seattle by winning and losing 2-1, maintained their lead in the AL East with 25 wins and 18 losses.

Blast of gun 15! Judge leads 9 categories, Triple Crown in both leagues → goes as unanimous MVP again
Seattle Mariners Julio Rodriguez celebrates to his teammates after hitting a two-run double in the bottom of the third inning. AFP Yonhap News
Meanwhile, Seattle center fielder Julio Rodriguez received applause from home fans in the top of the first inning when he spread his glove over the fence to clear Yankees leadoff Trent Grisham's home run ball. Statcast estimated that the hit was a home run in 13 of the 30 stadiums with a driving distance of 397 feet.

Rodriguez was very active in offense and defense, hitting a two-run double that hit the right wing with two outs in the bottom of the third inning when the score was 0-0.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.