{"id":3284,"date":"2024-11-22T03:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T03:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3284"},"modified":"2024-11-22T03:39:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T03:39:12","slug":"breaking-aaron-judge-wins-2024-american-league-mvp-juan-soto-places-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3284","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Aaron Judge Wins 2024 American League MVP, Juan Soto Places Third"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The New York Yankees\u2019 captain won his second MVP award on Thursday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Aaron Judge\u00a0was awarded his second American League MVP honor on Thursday while\u00a0Juan Soto\u00a0finished third in the voting.<\/p>\n<p>MLB announced its winners for the MVP on Thursday as the final award for the 2024 season. Aaron Judge of the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0won the award for the second time in three seasons.\u00a0Shohei Ohtani\u00a0of the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers was named the National League recepient.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body\">\n<p>Judge became the second player in Yankees history to win the award by unanimous decision. He earned all 30 first-place votes, beating out Bobby Witt Jr. of the\u00a0Kansas City Royals\u00a0who received all 30 second-place votes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Soto earned 229 points by the voter system to finish third in the running. He received 21 third-place votes and no voter had him below fifth on their ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1859741692192338189&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fmlb%2Finside-the-pinstripes%2Faaron-judge-wins-2024-american-league-mvp-juan-soto-places-third-&amp;sessionId=e9c45a3197c25c7c0f74ef9713bffd5d876e67fc&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1859741692192338189\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Judge joins Luis Gil as Yankees to win awards this week. Gil was named the AL\u2019s Rookie of the Year on Monday. Austin Wells finished third in that award voting.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Judge led the MLB with 10.8 wins above replacement, 58 home runs, 144 runs batted in, 133 walks, a .458 on-base percentage, a .701 slugging percentage, and a 1.159 OPS. He also batted .322 and led the Bronx Bombers with 180 hits and 36 doubles. The outfielder was named the American League Player of the Month in May, June, and August, as well as to the All-Star Game for the sixth time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Soto produced a career-high 41 home runs and 7.9 wins above replacement, one spot ahead of Judge in the Yankees\u2019 lineup. The outfielder slashed .288\/.419\/.569 while also driving in 109 runs and leading the AL with 128 runs scored. He also started the All-Star Game for the American League in left field.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Casey Fahrer is a 2024 graduate of Syracuse University and a contributor to Inside The Pinstripes. 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