New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge missed the Triple Crown with the most home runs and RBIs in the American League this season because of his batting average.
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Judge trailed by 131 points in 2022, five more than the Cleveland Guardians’ Jose Ramirez. His long ball total (62) is the highest in American League history and leads his closest pursuer, Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, with 22 warning shots.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who led Major League Baseball in 48 games last year, has only had more than 32 home runs this season. The Toronto Blue Jays player finished seventh in the American.
However, Judge is second in batting average (.311), only slightly lower than Minnesota Twins first baseman Luis Arraez (.316).
Jay’s shortstop Bo Bichette is the second straight hitter with 189.
In pitching, Justin Verlander (Houston Astros) led in both wins (18) and races against average (1.75). Toronto ace Alek Manoah finished second and third in those categories, respectively.
Also for the Jays, assist Jordan Romano finished third with 36 saves, behind Emmanyel Clase (Guardians) with 42 and Liam Hendriks (Chicago White Sox) with 37.