Yankees.com: It’s unanimous: Judge joins exalted company with 2nd MVP Award

From Bryan Hoch:

There were some who wondered if we might ever see a better Aaron Judge season than his terrific and memorable 2022 MVP campaign, during which he eclipsed Roger Maris’ 61-year-old single-season American League home run record while seemingly singlehandedly powering his Yankees into the postseason.

Then came the captain’s impressive 2024 performance. Instead of grainy black-and-white replays of Maris’ home runs, there was crystal-clear high-definition video of Judge and teammate Juan Soto — arguably the league’s most lethal one-two offensive punch in recent memory — performing their “Kings of New York” handshake at home plate.

Many of Judge’s Major League-leading 58 homers led to cries of “M-V-P!” from adoring crowds, both home and road. That manifested on Thursday, when Judge won his second BBWAA American League Most Valuable Player Award, as announced on MLB Network.

Judge received all 30 first-place votes, with the Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. (30 second-place votes) finishing ahead of Soto. Judge is the sixth Yankee to win multiple MVP Awards, joining Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Maris and Alex Rodriguez.

It’s always amazing to watch a guy basically build his Hall of Fame case in front of your eyes. Hopefully we see TWO guys do it next season with Juan Soto returning (I guess technically if Stanton hits enough home runs to get to 500, we’ll be watching THREE guys build their Hall of Fame cases).

Congrats to Judge!