The New York Yankees are trying to win the division in the final days of the season and Aaron Judge is a key factor.

Curtain call. The crowd chants “MVP!” as Cal Raleigh stepped up in the eighth inning and crushed his second homer of the game, his 60th of the season. The crowd roared, the scoreboard screamed history,

Judge added his name to a small group of sluggers on Wednesday night, as the Yankees’ captain launched his 50th home run of the season.

The Yankees captain blasted his 50th home run of the year — becoming just the fourth player in major league history and second Yankee to tally four seasons of at least 50 homers — to put the Yankees ahead of the White Sox, 3-1, in the second inning in The Bronx.

Aaron Judge is having a strong season with the New YorkYankees, and most people are agreeing who the AL MVP is.

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Down 2-1 headed into the bottom of the ninth, Anthony Volpe scored the tying run on a wild pitch from Chicago reliever Brandon Eisert before José Caballero drove in Aaron Judge for the winning run. The extent of New York's playoff berth is to be determined since the Yankees remain in the hunt for both the American League's top seed and the East division crown.

Aaron Judge scored the winning run to secure the Yankees' spot in the playoffs, but he is already thinking about what lies ahead.