This article was originally published on www.si.com as Revisiting MLB's MVP Races: Cal Raleigh Jumps Aaron Judge. Plenty has changed since we last discussed the American League and National League Most Valuable Player races.

The race for American League MVP for a while seemed like a foregone conclusion. Unless Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge suffered a significant injury, the award was likely his. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh just won't go away,

The Sporting News Before the Dallas Cowboys reclaim their annual title in a month, the New York Yankees are currently the perennial sports media punching bag. The team is teetering on a collapse, fading to retain their AL East crown and clinging to the league's final Wild Card spot.