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Cal Raleigh edges Aaron Judge for Baseball Digest player of the year
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Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh singles against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Seattle. - photo by AP Photo/John Froschauer
NEW YORK (AP) — Cal Raleigh won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year award Friday, narrowly beating out Aaron Judge. The switch-hitting catcher from the Seattle Mariners, who became the seventh player to hit 60 home runs in a season, received 12 of 24 first-place votes and finished with 56 points in balloting by a panel of baseball writers and broadcasters that included several former players, managers and executives. Judge was chosen first on eight ballots, and the New York Yankees outfielder garnered 53 points.