This article was originally published on sodomojo.com as Only 1 thing can keep Mariners' Cal Raleigh from AL MVP after Aaron Judge injury.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/yankees as Yankees' Aaron Judge Facing Closest MVP Race in 75 years. Aaron Judge is having another MVP-caliber season for the New York Yankees. But he might not have any hardware to show for it.

Aaron Judge, New York's superstar slugger and leading candidate in the AL MVP race, will be placed on the IL with a flexor strain in his right elbow, Boone told reporters on Saturday. There is no tear to the UCL.