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Aaron Judge Launches No. 48 Off Crochet, Solidifying MVP Case and Yankees’ Wild-Card Grip

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet called him the MVP frontrunner following a 48th home run off him.

Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning at Fenway Park on September 14, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Overview

  • Judge homered in the fifth inning Sunday for his 48th of the season after Crochet struck him out in his first two at-bats.
  • Crochet said Judge is "looking down the barrel of another MVP," calling the matchup intense and acknowledging how hard it is to keep him in the park.
  • Judge is hitting about .326 with 48 home runs, 102 RBIs and a league-leading 8.2 WAR, and he recently passed Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees’ all-time home run list.
  • Since Aug. 27, he has surged to a .362/.519/.793 line with five homers in seven games, helping New York go 7-5 and hold the top AL Wild Card slot.
  • The Yankees are 83-67 with Boston one game back at 82-68 and Houston another half-game behind, raising the possibility of a Yankees–Red Sox wild-card series.