MLB Posts Strong Aaron Judge Message on Monday
The New York Yankees continue to be one of the hottest teams throughout the 2025 season, sitting in first place in the AL East with a 23-17 record and an MLB-leading plus 75 run differential.
There's no doubt that baseball is a team sport, but there's no denying that much of their success comes off the back of outfielder Aaron Judge, who has been on another level this year.
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On Monday, MLB revealed that his .409 batting average is the fourth-highest for any batter after 40 games played with at least 100 at-bats since 2000, while stating, "We are witnessing one of the best starts to a season EVER from Aaron Judge."
Of course, that can be viewed as a very bold statement, but his numbers do help back it up, accumulating 154 at-bats, 63 hits, 27 extra base hits, 38 runs scored, 14 home runs, 39 RBIs, 24 walks, 120 total bases and three stolen bases.
Those are only amplified by the fact that he is also leading MLB in several major categories, including batting average, on-base percentage (.494), slugging percentage (.779) and OPS (1.273).
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge. © Brad Penner-Imagn Images
It also doesn't come as much of a surprise that this has led him to being named the AL Player of the Month for April, while also having the highest odds (-155) of winning AL MVP, per ESPN BET.
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If he does keep up with this pace, there's no doubt Judge will win the award, meaning he could join an exclusive list of just 12 players in MLB history to win an MVP at least three times in their career.
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