Congratulations are coming for New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge after more MLB honors following the season.

Barring an ultra-rare tie, a deserving Most Valuable Player candidate in the American League was going to come away empty-handed Thursday night. Such was the reality of a year in which both Yankees captain Aaron Judge and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh had legitimate statistical and narrative claims to the MVP.

Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge have been named the Hank Aaron Award winners for the second consecutive season. MLB announced the winners on Thursday for the award that are given to the best offensive player in each league. The vote is determined from fan and media members.

Yankees' Aaron Judge joins Mantle, DiMaggio, Berra in exclusive New York franchise history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. In the greatest franchise in MLB history, Aaron Judge resides among the greats.

The Bronx was roaring on the evening of Oct. 7, but Aaron Judge remembers hearing nothing. Some 40,000 pairs of eyes tracked a baseball on its collision course with the left-field foul pole, then came the clang against steel – fair ball,

The best of the best in Major League Baseball will be acknowledged on Thursday, November 13 when the Baseball Writers Association of America hands out the awards for the National League and American League MVPs.