Cal Raleigh Passes Aaron Judge As AL MVP Favorite
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has actually taken control of as the American League MVP preferred with his closest rival, Aaron Judge, heading to the hurt list.
Raleigh struck home runs in successive games over the weekend to extend his significant league cause 41. It is currently 7 more than his profession high, and Raleigh has tied Todd Hundley (1996) for the most home runs in a season by a switch-hitting catcher.
Judge has led the MVP race most of the season, but the New York Yankees slugger will miss an undetermined amount of time due to a flexor pressure. The two-time AL MVP currently paces the majors in batting average (.342 ), percentage (.449) and slugging percentage (.711 ).
However, Raleigh has actually now passed Judge for the AL RBI lead, 86 to 85, and is just one behind Arizona's Eugenio Suarez for the major league lead.
Raleigh is now the -130 AL MVP favorite at DraftKings and is -135 at BetMGM. Judge has the 2nd quickest chances at +100 of +105, respectively. It's still a two-player race, with the third-shortest odds coming from Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal at +4000 at both books.
BetMGM reported that Raleigh is now the book's biggest liability in the AL MVP market, having been backed by the most total cash bet at 28.6 percent. Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. leads with the most total bets positioned at 19.6 percent however is presently a +8000 longshot.
The gap between Raleigh and Judge might continue to expand depending on how long the Yankees star is sidelined.
Judge experienced discomfort, recoiling on a toss during New york city's three-game series in Toronto recently. He was in more discomfort Friday and the Yankees sent him for tests that exposed just the strain and no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament.
"All in all, we got good news," manager Aaron Boone stated. "I think everybody feared the worst."
Los Angeles Dodgers super star Shohei Ohtani remains the expensive NL favorite at -2000 at both books.