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 rival, Aaron Judge, to the injured list.


Raleigh struck home runs in successive video games over the weekend to extend his major league result in 41. It is currently seven more than his profession high, and Raleigh has actually connected Todd Hundley (1996) for the most crowning achievements in a season by a switch-hitting catcher.


Judge has actually led the MVP race most of the season, but the New York Yankees slugger will miss an undetermined amount of time due to a flexor pressure. The two-time AL MVP presently paces the majors in batting average (.342 ), on-base portion (.449) and slugging percentage (.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 major league lead.


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


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


The gap between Raleigh and Judge could continue to expand depending on the length of time the Yankees star is sidelined.


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


"All in all, we got great news," supervisor Aaron Boone stated. "I think all of us feared the worst."


Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani remains the prohibitive NL favorite at -2000 at both books.