{"id":3308,"date":"2024-11-22T03:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T03:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2024-11-22T03:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T03:52:49","slug":"breaking-aaron-judges-immediate-reaction-to-winning-unanimous-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3308","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Aaron Judge&#8217;s immediate reaction to winning unanimous MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Aaron Judge earned his second MVP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aaron-Judges-immediate-reaction-to-winning-unanimous-MVP.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Yankees Aaron Judge in front looking serious. In background on left, Yankees Aaron Judge swinging a baseball bat. In background on right, Yankees Aaron Judge smiling.\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">New York Yankees\u00a0superstar\u00a0Aaron Judge has won the 2024 American League MVP Award. It is the second MVP for Judge, who won the award via a unanimous vote. Judge learned of his MVP win on MLB Network and\u00a0took some time to discuss the honor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNot really,\u201d Judge responded when asked if winning the MVP unanimously matters to him. \u201cI appreciate all the votes, all the support. If you win it, you win it, but I honestly wouldn&#8217;t be in this position without my teammates, all the coaching we had this year. This is such a blessing. I gotta thank God everyday for this opportunity to be here and wear pinstripes and do it in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Judge, 32, last won the AL MVP in 2022. He spent that offseason deciding whether or not he would return to the Yankees in MLB free agency. The slugger was linked to multiple teams, but Judge ultimately returned to New York.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 season was difficult for the Yankees, but New York bounced back in 2024 and reached the World Series. Although the Yankees fell short of a Fall Classic victory,\u00a0Judge still enjoyed a remarkable 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge slashed .322\/.458\/.701\/1.159 across 158 games played. He added 58 home runs, 36 doubles, 144 RBI and 122 runs scored.<\/p>\n<p>Judge led the league in WAR (10.8), home runs, RBI, walks (133), OBP, slugging, OPS, and OPS+ (223).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s funny, I was talking to (Bryce) Harper a lot this season,\u201d Judge said on MLB Network. \u201cI was telling him, \u2018man, I&#8217;m going to try to catch up to you on these MVPs here.&#8217; He said hopefully he can stay a couple ahead of me which I think he will do\u2026 It (winning a second MVP) means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge also gave Bobby Witt Jr. and\u00a0Juan Soto\u00a0shoutouts, as they finished second and third in MVP voting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Aaron Judge is a true superstar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3133426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3133426\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3133426\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aaron-Judge-hits-a-double-in-the-2024-World-Series.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aaron-Judge-hits-a-double-in-the-2024-World-Series.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aaron-Judge-hits-a-double-in-the-2024-World-Series.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aaron-Judge-hits-a-double-in-the-2024-World-Series.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aaron-Judge-hits-a-double-in-the-2024-World-Series.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aaron-Judge-hits-a-double-in-the-2024-World-Series.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a double during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3133426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-4 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Many players who have won MVP awards over the years fail to develop consistency and the peak of their careers are quite short. Judge, meanwhile, is already a six-time All-Star and two-time MVP winner. He is establishing himself as a true superstar and arguably the best player in the game. Of course,\u00a0Shohei Ohtani, who won the National League MVP, is also in that conversation.Judge said he learned how to find success in New York by watching Yankees legend\u00a0Derek Jeter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBeing in New York, watching Derek Jeter for so many years and talking with him is, you know, he played every single game, every single season like somebody was coming for his job,\u201d Judge said. \u201cHe kind of passed that down onto the next generation\u2026 It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re at the top or wherever you&#8217;re at, someone is always coming for you. Someone is always coming for that spot. So you gotta put in the work, you gotta continue to make changes, you gotta continue to try to improve yourself until they rip this jersey off you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge will probably win another MVP or two before he retires. However, his primary goal is to lead the Yankees to their first championship since 2009. Perhaps Judge can accomplish that goal in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge earned his second MVP. New York Yankees\u00a0superstar\u00a0Aaron Judge has won the 2024 American League MVP Award. 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