Cal Raleigh Passes Aaron Judge As AL MVP Favorite

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has taken control of as the American League MVP preferred with his closest competitor, Aaron Judge, heading to the hurt list.


Raleigh struck home runs in successive video games over the weekend to extend his significant league result in 41. It is already seven more than his career high, and Raleigh has tied Todd Hundley (1996) for the most crowning achievements in a season by a .


Judge has led the MVP race most of the season, however the New York Yankees slugger will miss an undetermined amount of time due to a flexor strain. The two-time AL MVP currently paces the majors in batting average (.342 ), on-base portion (.449) and punching portion (.711 ).


However, Raleigh has now passed Judge for the AL RBI lead, 86 to 85, and is just one behind Arizona's Eugenio Suarez for the big league lead.


Raleigh is now the -130 AL MVP favorite at DraftKings and is -135 at BetMGM. Judge has the 2nd fastest chances at +100 of +105, respectively. It's still a two-player race, with the third-shortest odds belonging to Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal at +4000 at both books.


BetMGM reported that Raleigh is now the book's biggest liability in the AL MVP market, having actually been backed by the most overall money bet at 28.6 percent. Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. leads with the most total bets placed at 19.6 percent but is presently a +8000 longshot.


The gap between Raleigh and Judge might continue to expand depending on for how long the Yankees star is sidelined.


Judge experienced discomfort, wincing on a throw during New York's three-game series in Toronto recently. He was in more pain Friday and the Yankees sent him for tests that revealed just the strain and no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament.


"All in all, we got great news," manager Aaron Boone stated. "I think everyone feared the worst."


Los Angeles Dodgers super star Shohei Ohtani remains the expensive NL favorite at -2000 at both books.