October 2, 2025

18 thoughts on “Yankees.com: Judge tops 50 HRs for historic fourth time as Yankees pull even atop AL East

  1. Something I’d like to see – yanks finish first and knowing there are days off use fried to pitch the 5-6 innings in Sunday if they have a lead after 4. Then he gets in his throw day and a win for #20.

    Judge is going to miss out on the MVP to a much worse hitter.

    1. Judge is going to miss out on the MVP to a much worse hitter.

      There has been a BIT of a counter-correction in the last few days, and it’s sadly based on their batting averages of all things, but, yeah, in general, this is almost certainly Raleigh’s to lose now.

  2. 60 HRs is definitely a thing. That’s pretty nuts for a guy who has never had a full season SLG over .500 in the majors or minors. Good for him, but this feels like a career year for Raleigh that won’t be duplicated or come particularly close to again. I guess I’m OK with him earning the MVP as a catcher. Judge has two, should be three, possibly 4 and will undoubtedly be in the HOF.

    Judge should also have 52 HRs right now #tamparobbery

  3. Hoch The AL East champion (NYY or TOR) can clinch a bye in the Wild Card round and home-field advantage in the AL Division Series if:
    •Cleveland loses to Detroit (6:40pm ET), OR
    •NY Yankees beat Chi. White Sox (7:05pm ET), OR
    •Toronto beats Boston (7:07pm ET).
     
    Any of these three outcomes will ensure that the AL East winner finishes ahead of the AL Central winner.

    1. Gil did the same thing last year though. I think he’s one of those effectively wild guys who just outperforms the metrics because his is so hard to hit. And you ride that train until the wheels fly off in a few year or he learns how to pitch better.

  4. This season has been insane. The yanks lost their best pitcher; have a manager that has actively cost them games with in-game stupidity and pre-game lineup choices (Volpe! Batting order craziness). And despite all that, they’ve got a strong chance at the best record in the AL. Unbelievable.

  5. I would be stunned if they voted for Judge of Raleigh.
    Stunned.
    They should, does anyone here think they will? Judge could get to 58 home runs and they’d still vote for Raleigh.

  6. For his next trick, I would like Judge to hit a couple or more Kirk Gibson/Jimmy Leyritz home runs. Taking you from losing to winning in your darkest hour, at the last possible moment.

    1. And yet 60 HRs will win him the MVP. That and the mariners beating Houston for the West title. (Every cloud has a silver lining.)

  7. Raleigh is also a very good catcher, certainly a better defender at his position than Judge (not that Judge is bad). I want Judge to win, but I don’t think Raleigh winning is a travesty, and it will certainly be less ridiculous than Altuve winning over Judge.

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