The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani continue to lead their respective league in MLB.com's latest Most Valuable Player poll. Each superstar was at the top of the past two polls as well.

Welcome back to the AL MVP race, Aaron Judge. We were expecting you. In the 21 games since he returned from a right hip strain, Judge has had 12 homers and 20 walks, was hitting .342 and had a 1. ...

If you're expecting to read a case for why Aaron Judge isn't the current frontrunner for the American League MVP, well, sorry. You'll get no such contrarianism from us.

Aaron Judge vs. Shohei Ohtani MVP Race Is on a Historic Track Judge could become the first player to hit 60 home runs since PED testing began in 2003.

The New York Yankees placed Aaron Judge on the 10-day IL after he was diagnosed with a flexor strain in his right elbow. Imaging revealed there is no damage, though Judge does not