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Aaron Judge Leads Al Mvp, But Is There An Argument For Another Shohei Ohtani Win?

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Are too many people snoring on Shohei Ohtani’s nomination to be AL MVP? Are there too many people discussing it? Are the answers somewhere in between? Let’s figure out the issue. When it is 2022’s American League Most Valuable Player award the most effective option is to take all the roads that lead toward Yankees slugger Aaron Judge . The pursuit to be part of the 60-homer club is extremely enjoyable and, in truth, being a bit sluggish currently, the Yankees support offensive team has to be working to his advantage. In the game on Thursday, Judge is hitting .301/.407/.683 (205 OPS+) with 22 doubles 55 home runs, 118 RBI 16, 16 steals, 110 runs, and 8.6 WAR. He is the league leader in WAR, on-base percent, and slugging percentage. He also leads in OPS and OPS+ (205 to 176) Home runs (55 between 33 and 55), RBI, runs (110 to 85), and is within striking limits of the batting average. He is also the top player in extra-base hits, walks time on bases, a...

The reasons why Yankees will win AL East over Rays, Blue Jays

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The New York Yankees are slumping. They once seemed to have an unbeatable American League East lead that has decreased significantly. It is now the Tampa Bay Rays sit just 5 games behind the Yankees in the East, while their Blue Jays are 7 games behind as of the time of publication. Their latest blowout loss to the Rays even prompted their manager Aaron Boone to say that the Yankees have hit “rock bottom.” With all of this in mind however, the Yankees remain in an excellent position to take the division. Let’s look at three reasons why the Yankees will prevail in their AL East in the AL East over both Blue Jays and Rays. Rays as well as the Blue Jays. Yankees home run power The Yankees have always been renowned for their ability to hit home runs. They currently lead baseball with home runs with a record of 205. Aaron Judge has already smashed more than 50 home runs. The Yankees’ capacity to regularly hit the longest ball is going to serve them well....