Aaron Judge He will be remembered fondly by baseball fans for setting the American League single-season record for home runs and chasing the Triple Crown. His 2022 accomplishments are his last.
The New York Yankees On Thursday night, the slugger was named AL Most Valuable Player. He beat out Shohei Ohtani The Los Angeles Angels And Yordan Alvarez The Houston Astros. The award was first won by the Yankees outfielder since Mickey Mantle’s 1962 win.
Judge was awarded 28 first-place votes, and 410 points. Ohtani (280), was evicted by 130 points. Ohtani was the other player to win first-place votes with two. Alvarez was third with 232 points.
Judge was the AL’s top hitter in a variety of offensive categories. He led the AL in home runs (62), RBIs (123) and on-base percentages (.425), OPS+ (221), and total bases (391). He was previously the AL MVP runner-up in 2017. In 2017, he was also the AL Rookie of Year.
He was the fourth major leaguer with more than 62 homers in one season. He joins Barry Bonds (73 in 2001), Mark McGwire (770 in 1998), 65 in ’99, and Sammy Sosa (666 in 1998, 63 1999). He was just five points short (.311) Minnesota Twins infielder Luis Arraez for the batting championship, which would have completed Triple Crown.
The MVP award caps a season that was marred by turmoil in contract negotiations with Yankees. Judge set an Opening Day deadline for negotiations on a potential extension. But, neither side was able to agree. The Yankees general manager Brian Cashman took the unusual step of publicly revealing the terms and conditions of the contract they offered Judge — an $8-year, $230.5m extension. Judge refused the offer, anticipating greater things if the team offered him a contract extension of eight years and $230.5 million.
Judge started the season slowly, hitting six homers in 75 plate appearances in April. Judge started to take off once Judge’s calendar turned towards May. After hitting No. 12 in June, Judge was able to hit 11 homers in July, 13 in August, and 9 in September. The Yankees outfielder scored 62 runs on October’s final day. Judge played 157 games in 2022, his highest total since his rookie season (8.1), which was his best year by bWAR (8.1).
Judge’s consistency throughout the season was an asset to a New York offense that had at times struggled with staying healthy and producing. The team was second in baseball with 807 runs scored by the Dodgers at the end.
Each of Judge’s at-bats became an occasion as he approached Roger Maris’ AL record of 61 homers. Fans cheered Judge into the batter’s boxes at Yankee Stadium as well as on the road and were there every pitch. Yankees players jostled for a spot on the top of the dugout in order to see their teammate make history.
Judge scored the record-breaking 61st homerun on Sept. 28, breaking all previous records. Toronto Blue Jays Assistive technology Tim Mayza Deep in the seventh inning of game No. Yankees: 155 The historic homer broke a seven-game drought in home runs.
No. The record-breaking number 62 was not achieved until the fourth game of the Yankees’ regular season, Oct. 4. This was the record-breaking game. Texas Rangers Pitcher Jesus Tinoco, a leadoff hit to left field.
Judge had a good regular season, but Judge was unable to record the postseason. He suffered his worst stretch as the Yankees were playing the Yankees. Cleveland Guardians The Houston Astros were in the AL Championship Series. Judge was able to hit.139/.184/.306 in nine games. He also had two homers and five hits over nine games. With a sweep of the ALCS, the eventual World Series champion Astros ended Yankees’ season.
Judge will now be available for free agency, prepared to secure one of his biggest contracts. Judge is the Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner, who has publicly stated that he would like Judge to be in pinstripes for the rest of his career.