MLB Reacts to Aaron Judge’s Rankings in MVP Polls

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rodney Knuppel | Last updated Jun 3, 2025 1:09 PM ET

Aaron Judge is putting together another MVP-caliber season for the New York Yankees. As of early June, the slugger played in 58 games and is among the league leaders in nearly every offensive category.

Despite dropping two of three on the road in Los Angeles over the weekend, the Yankees remain in first place in the American League East. And even in those losses, Judge continued to shine.

He homered in the first inning of Friday’s opener to give New York an early 1-0 lead. That was his 19th home run of the season. On Saturday, he was the Yankees’ entire offense, launching home runs No. 20 and 21.

MLB took notice. The league announced Tuesday that Judge remains atop the latest American League MVP poll, which is voted on by a panel of experts.

"Aaron Judge continues to lead the way in the latest American League MVP poll."

Aaron Judge continues to lead the way in the latest American League MVP poll ‍⚖️ pic.twitter.com/XTKQ7LTvJJ
— MLB (@MLB) June 3, 2025

The reactions were swift and consistent:

"Judge's to lose." posted here

"Judge will cruise to another MVP," another pointed out

"Will keep putting up MVP numbers." mentioned by this fan

This fan said it best: "most obvious MVP ever."

More love here: "Untouchable.... .400 with power is insane."

"That's awesome, Aaron Judge is really killing it this season! Love seeing players like him shine." from this commenter.

Judge, a six-time All-Star and two-time AL MVP, was named AL Rookie of the Year back in 2017. He’s tallied 336 career home runs and driven in 766 runs. Since 2021, he’s hit 37 or more home runs in every season.

Heading into Tuesday’s home matchup with the Guardians, the Yankees are 36-22 and still leading the AL East by 5.5 games over Toronto.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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