I'm lucky I don't have MVP voting rights, one of the Jerrolys is unfairFrom the opinions of ML team officials
Sep 19, 2025
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New York Yankees Aaron Judge and Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh are strongly appealing to the BBWAA (National Baseball Journalists Association), which holds votes at the end of the season, but it is difficult to say who is clearly ahead.
MLB.com announced the results on the 19th (Korea time) by listening to the opinions of senior officials from each major league club. Seven out of 14 ruled in favor of Raleigh, and six supported Judge. The other one gave the answer that it was difficult to distinguish between the two.
Since 1931, when the BBWAA began to select MVP based on the ranking score system, which ranks each reporter and gives points, fierce competition has sometimes taken place. In 1979, St. Louis Cardinals Keith Hernandez and Pittsburgh Pirates Willie Starzel were named co-MVP with 216 points.
In 1947, New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio and Boston Less Sox Ted Williams competed for the AL MVP, and DiMaggio won by one point. The two-way race between Texas Rangers Juan Gonzalez and Seattle Mariners Alex Rodriguez in 1996 and Yankees Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle in 1960 was three points apart, respectively, and Gonzalez and Maris won the honor of their first MVP.
The competition between Maris and Mantle (4 points) in 1961, Hal Newhauser and Digitrout (4 points) in 1944, Ichiro Suzuki and Jason Giambi (8 points) in 2001, and Albert Bell (8 points) in 1995.
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However, the BBWAA gave the AL home run record a higher score. At the time, Ohtani failed to win the MVP title and said, `I think I did better personally than last yearHe said there was no reason why he couldn't be MVP, and Angels manager Phil Nevin also complained that "Otani did better than he did in 2021, and someone asked him to explain why he wasn't MVP."
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An NL official who participated in the MLB.com vote said "It's a difficult decision. I'm actually fortunate that I don't have the right to vote."I want to vote for Judge, who has performed better throughout the season from a performance quality perspective. Raleigh is dominant in terms of home run records and defense, but I think Judge is ahead in terms of other overall performances. What the Yankees need to commit seems more urgent than what the Mariners need Raleigh. That's how high Judge's contribution to the team is."
Another NL official said "Jersey has consistently been the best player. If I were to choose who would be the first player if I were to play a baseball game, I would choose a jersey."
However, an AL official said "If Judge continues his Bonds-class performance at the beginning of the season, he may change his mind, but for now, he will give votes to Raleigh, who has played monster-class throughout the season. He explained that he is playing the most important position. Raleigh, who set a new home run record as a catcher, is dominant.
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Another NL official said "It's a very difficult choice, and it's impressive that Raleigh caught up with Judge in the second half. Judge's injury history should also be taken into account. It is difficult to vote for a player who has not played at 100 percent level. If Judge is hitting 54 home runs by now (the No. 1 home run as of the 17th), I think he might have been chosen unanimously." Again, it's an explanation for Raleigh.
As of Wednesday, Raleigh is No. 1 in the AL in homers (56) and RBIs (118). In particular, in the home run category, he exceeded the record for a single season of switch heaters and tied Ken Griffey Jr., the most ever recorded by a Seattle club. Judge ranks first in both leagues in batting average (0.328), on-base percentage (0.453), slugging percentage (0.676), and OPS (1.129). Of course, he is an overwhelming leader in WAR.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
