New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is on top of the baseball world yet again. Well, at least in terms of personal hardware.

For the second season in a row and the third time overall, Judge has been named the American League MVP, beating out Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh for the award.

The honor comes after Judge slashed .331/.457/.688 in 2025, leading the major leagues in all three categories. He smashed 53 home runs to go along with 114 RBI and tallied 124 walks while being issued 36 free passes, the latter of which led baseball.

Judge first won the award in 2022, when he racked up 62 homers while slashing .311/.426/.686. He took a slight step back the following season, missing some time due to injuries (he played in 106 games) and hitting .267 with 37 long balls and 75 RBI across 458 plate appearances.

The 33-year-old then returned with a vengeance in 2024, registering a .322/.458/.701 slash line while pacing the big leagues in both home runs (58) and RBI (144). That was good enough for Judge to capture his second AL MVP honor.

Judge entered the majors in 2016 and played his first full season in 2017, rattling off 52 dingers in an incredible rookie campaign. That year, he finished second to Houston Astros star Jose Altuve in AL MVP voting.

Overall, Judge has made seven All-Star appearances while also collecting five Silver Slugger awards. He has never won a Gold Glove, but he has also been a terrific right fielder for most of his career, although there is no question his defense has declined a bit in recent years.

Of course, that is to be expected for a man in his 30s who stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 282 pounds.

Regardless, Judge has already established himself as one of the best players of his generation, and he has probably already done enough to reach the Hall of Fame.

Judge is a lifetime .294/.413/.615 hitter with 368 home runs. So long as he stays healthy (which was a much more significant problem for the Linden, Ca. native earlier in his career), he should eclipse 500 homers before we know it.

We'll see what The Captain does for an encore next season. Hopefully, he can start adding some World Series rings to his ever-expanding display of individual accolades.