Cal Raleigh may not keep up his offensive pace, but he has been closing in on AL MVP favorite Aaron Judge. This is no longer Secretariat at the Belmont.

Ever since Opening Day, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has been seen as the clear favorite to win his third AL MVP award in the last four years. Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh might not be fully caught up to Judge in the rankings,

Raleigh is the first player this season to the 30-homer mark. Yes, a catcher beat the likes of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani to 30. This is now Raleigh's third 30-homer season, joining Hall of Famers Mike Piazza (nine times), Johnny Bench (four times) and Roy Campanella (four times) as the only catchers in history with three 30-homer seasons.