This article was originally published on www.si.com as Why Cal Raleigh Should Have Won 2025 AL MVP Over Aaron Judge. Despite breaking records and leading MLB in both home runs and RBIs during the 2025 season, Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh fell short of winning the American League MVP award on Thursday night.

Yankees' Aaron Judge edged out Mariners' Cal Raleigh to win his second straight AL MVP in a closely contested 2025 race.

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.

Seattle Mariners fans react after Cal Raleigh finishes second in MVP voting behind Aaron Judge, sparking anger across club supporters.

Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge stay far ahead in MVP talks as David Samson says Cal Raleigh repeating would be a miracle.

After a back-and-forth race all season for the American League MVP, Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh came up just short for the award.

Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run to right field, his second homer of the game and 60th homer of the season, increasing the Mariners' lead to 9-1 Cal Raleigh launches a solo home run to the upper deck in right field, giving the Mariners a 1-0 lead over the Rockies in the 1st

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh finished second behind Yankees slugger Aaron Judge in the razor-tight voting for the American League MVP.

The Western Carolina University Catamounts have invited Seattle Mariners catcher Cal “the Big Dumper” Raleigh to do the coin toss at the annual match against Ea

Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Cameon Lynch, on November 2nd. The couple was at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, a luxury hotel and golf resort in California.