As expected, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge won his second American League Most Valuable Player award on Thursday night. The star outfield slugger turned in yet another dream season, batting .322 with 58 home runs and 122 RBI. It’s enough to make the fans forget Judge hit just .207 over the first month of the season.
Well, almost.
In reality, Judge’s early season struggles were on full display again, except in the postseason. Judge hit .184 with just three home runs in the postseason. Worse yet, his crucial error in Game 5 of the World Series was the start of New York blowing both a 5-0 lead and the ultimately decisive game.