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Podcast: Locked On MLB - Daily Podcast On Major League Baseball
Episode: HISTORIC: Shohei Ohtani DOMINATES with Fourth MVP While Judge SURVIVES Close Vote Over Raleigh
Description: Aaron Judge edges Cal Raleigh in the closest American League MVP race in decades, winning by just four first-place votes. Two voters switching their ballots would have created baseball's first AL MVP tie ever.Judge dominated traditional stats—leading the league in batting average, home runs (53), RBIs, and OPS—while his "slump" months still produced elite numbers. Raleigh countered with 60 home runs as a Gold Glove catcher, a position where offensive production carries premium value, while leading Seattle to a division title. The episode dismantles East Coast bias claims by examining Derek Jeter's MVP history and breaks down...