Jeff Passan on Aaron Judge vs. Shohei Ohtani MVP Debate

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🗓️ 27 September 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Aaron Judge is having one of the greatest offensive seasons in baseball history. He’s on his way to setting the American League record for home runs in a season, and is on pace to claim the Triple Crown, something that has only been done once since 1967. In anything resembling normalcy, Judge would be a shoe-in for American League MVP. And yet, Shohei Ohtani exists. The Angels’ pitcher/designated hitter/unicorn is once again doing something that no player has ever done…playing all-star caliber baseball as a pitcher and a hitter. Jeff Passan, a man who is not afraid to make tough decisions, settles the debate once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So I'm gonna get in those
0:05.0	feet but it is hard.
0:07.0	It is for her to stop.
0:10.0	He's tied the faith.
0:13.0	It's a judgey and glass.
0:16.0	This 60th home run of the year.
0:18.0	Wow.
0:21.0	All right.
0:24.0	Here comes the judge.
0:29.0	That is the sound of Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge.
0:32.0	Having one of the best offensive seasons we have ever seen.
0:35.0	And raising larger, even more interesting questions in the process.
0:40.0	Questions about value.
0:42.0	About the most hotly contested award in baseball.
0:45.0	And what we're supposed to do of a different player.
0:48.0	The American League's reigning most valuable player is off doing two jobs at once.
0:53.0	Pitching and hitting in a way that we have never seen before.
0:57.0	Again.
1:00.0	So today, I summon Jeff Passon, a resident triple crown skeptic,
1:03.0	a man who respects both math and history.
1:06.0	And thus the sheer absurdity of Shohei Otoni's existence.
1:09.0	To make a judgment.
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