New York was of course led by Aaron Judge, the AL MVP favorite, and the game's best hitter and player in 2024 in the regular season. He led the sport in home runs (58), RBI (144), OPS (1.159), WAR (10.

Before the AL MVP favorite became a superstar, he needed to refine his swing, something he still works on regularly.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge starred in the 2024 MLB regular season, but who performed better?

In our latest weekly chat with MLB on FOX analyst John Smoltz, we asked the Hall of Fame pitcher how he'd go about attacking 11 of the best hitters in this year's playoff field.

What used to be one of baseball’s most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book.

Consider two points of reference. The first is the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the closest thing Ohtani has experienced to the postseason. In 33 plate appearances, Ohtani batted .435 with a 1.345 OPS. He also produced a 1.86 ERA in 9 2/3 innings, concluding the tournament in dramatic fashion by striking out Mike Trout.

T he 2024 Major League Baseball postseason field has been set, and high-stakes playoff baseball is here. To help set the scene for the month-long dramatics that will determine who

Aaron Judge has won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year award, beating out Shohei Ohtani in a very close vote

Aaron Judge’s list of regular-season accomplishments and brushes with history has grown longer than a CVS receipt. But the Yankees captain would likely crumple them up like one of those receipts and throw it in the trash in exchange for the one big thing missing from his résumé: a ring.

First on Aaron Judge’s offseason agenda was taking the advice of his college baseball coach. During Mike Batesole’s two decades at Fresno State, he’d tell his players who had a chance to become major leaguers: “When you get your first big check,