Cal or Judge? Execs weigh in on AL MVP race

Plus: Fried, Yankees keep pressure on Jays

Friday, September 19 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Judge or Raleigh for AL MVP? Execs have a (slight) preference   Aaron Judge vs. Cal Raleigh is shaping up to be the tightest MVP race in years, and we asked MLB team executives which slugger they would pick if they had a vote. 'Game on in Houston' as Mariners share AL West lead with key showdown on tap  Greene takes no-hit bid into 7th, shuts out playoff-bound Cubs on one hit  Fried's dominant performance helps Yankees close AL East gap  All-time legend Kershaw will retire after this season  They were how far back?! Guardians 3 1/2 games out of 1st after sweeping Tigers Dodgers allow one hit -- and 10 walks?! -- in win over Giants Brewers earn 19th consecutive victory when Priester takes mound Rare replay challenge helps Mariners, irritates Royals Tong's superb bounceback start gives Mets Wild Card boost MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Hunter Greene 1st career 9-inning CG and shutout, struck out 9 Max Fried 7 shutout IP, career-high-tying 13 K's, 1st in MLB to 18 wins Quinn Priester Fans 8 of 1st 9 batters, perfect through 4; 10 K's in 5 2/3 Jonah Tong 5 IP, 0 ER, 8 K's, retires final 8 batters faced Tanner Bibee 1 R, 8 K's in season-high 5th straight start of 6+ IP PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Jacob Wilson made a sprawling catch and nearly lost his sunglasses in the process. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 7 rookies who are poised to break out in 2026 These rookies missed too much time or reached the Majors too late to be leading Rookie of the Year candidates, but they are well-positioned to take a big step forward next season. The curveball that launched a legend By the second outing of Clayton Kershaw's first big league Spring Training, opposing hitters knew that he and his curveball were going to be a problem. Judge, Kurtz put up monster numbers Aaron Judge's historic home run and Nick Kurtz's mammoth grand slam provided some of the most intriguing stats from the past week. The Home Run Derby X bracket is set After six events and hundreds of home runs, we know who will face off this weekend in Salt Lake City for the first Home Run Derby X finals. Friday night baseball on MLB Network It's an NL Central battle as the Cubs take on the Reds at 6:30 p.m. ET (or Braves vs. Tigers), followed by the Phillies and D-backs at 9:30 (or Brewers vs. Cardinals in progress). MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CLE 3 DET 1 SD 1 NYM 6 TOR 0 TB 4 ATH 5 BOS 3 SEA 2 KC 0 MIA 9 COL 7 CHC 0 CIN 1 NYY 7 BAL 0 LAA 2 MIL 5 SF 1 LAD 2 © 2025 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.