The voting for the 2022 American League MVP award came down to a two-way sensation against a man who hit more home runs than anybody in AL history. In the end, the long ball prevailed.
Judge won the hotly-contested race for the AL’s top individual award, receiving a whopping 28 out of 30 first-place votes. While the writers who decided the award saw the race as one-sided, baseball fans were a bit more split.
Firstly, both players had historic seasons. Judge—who is now, at 6’7”, the tallest player to ever win the MVP award—played out of position for most of the year, moving from right field to center. He led the majors in nearly ever major category, and his 62 home runs are the most in AL history, breaking Roger Maris’s 61-year mark.
