It is one of the most hotly contested MVP debates in recent memory, and The Athletic's voting writers tried to put it all into perspective.

The Bronx was roaring on the evening of Oct. 7, but Aaron Judge remembers hearing nothing. Some 40,000 pairs of eyes tracked a baseball on its collision course with the left-field foul pole, then came the clang against steel – fair ball,

Yankees' Aaron Judge has the only 3 of these special season in history of baseball originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Aaron Judge is one of one. There's never been a hitter in baseball quite like the New York Yankees ' 6-foot-7 superstar.

The biggest awards have now been handed out in baseball, and one of them just increased Tarik Skubal’s free agency value. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Awards were announced, and Tarik Skubal (of course) won for the second year in a row, while Paul Skenes of the Pirates won for the NL.

On Friday, it was announced that Aaron Judge had captured his fifth Silver Slugger Award. This now ties him alongside Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, Jorge Posada, and Dave Winfield.

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