Aaron Judge or Cal Raleigh? Race for al MVP accumulates while the two men jump two circuits to inspire the Yankees and the Mariners
The judge of Aaron and Cal Raleigh remain in an intense battle for the honors of the MVP of the American League after another impressive night for the two men.
The judge failed two circuits to go to 51 for the season while the New York Yankees continued to hunt the Blue Jays of Toronto in the fight to finish the top of the Al East with an 8-1 victory on the White Sox in Chicago.
His first blow meant that he joined an elite group which contains Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa as the only major league to record four seasons with at least 50 circuits.
Raleigh corresponds to Edge with a double shot
By way of answer, Raleigh helped the Mariners in Seattle to win the Al West with its 59th and 60th circuits of a remarkable season during a 9-2 victory on the Colorado Rockies.
It is the first time since 2001 that the navies have won a division crown and that Raleigh is closer to the record of 62 circuits of the judge in a single season.
The switching receiver said: “To do it [clinch the division] In this way, that night, in front of these fans, mom and dad, obviously, was really cool.
“It was more than 20 years that we have done something like that, and it’s special. It is special for this group, for this organization, for the city. ”
Yankees cannot yet relieve themselves – the judge
While Seattle can now relax knowing that they will receive a bye to the division series, the Yankees are still trying to overcome the Blue Jays for the supremacy in the east. The teams are now tied at the top of the ranking with four games to do, but Toronto holds the break in equality.
“If we just take care of what we are doing, we will be where we want to be,” said the judge. “Our goal to start the season is finally to go there and win a world series, to come back there, but it starts by winning your division. This is our goal. We just have to keep moving forward.”
The judge was essential during the recent Yankees race who saw them win 10 of their last 13 games, hitting .439 and hitting seven circuits during this period.
“I have the impression that the last two weeks, he has really started to swing the bat,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone. “And really have very good bats, night and overnight, in the stick after the bat.”
