Friday, November 14, 2025

Aaron Judge joins 3 other Yankees with 3 MVP: DiMaggio, Berra, Mantle.

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Aaron Judge

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-7282lb (201cm, 127kg)

Team: New York Yankees (majors)

Born: April 261992 (Age: 33-202d) in Linden, CA us






New York Yankees have been voted American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) 22 times through 2025 since the current award started in 1931. Here they are in year order and with their age on October 1 of that year.

RkbirthdateMVPdateYearsDaysSeasonPlayerWARoWARdWAROPS+HRBAOBPSLGOPS
17/19/190310/1/193633741936Lou Gehrig9.79.8-.619049.354.478.6961.174
211/25/191410/1/1939243101939Joe DiMaggio8.37.21.018430.381.448.6711.119
311/25/191410/1/1941263101941Joe DiMaggio9.38.5.718530.357.440.6431.083
42/18/191510/1/1942272251942Joe Gordon7.76.02.515518.322.409.491.900
511/25/191410/1/1947323101947Joe DiMaggio4.75.6-1.015420.315.391.522.913
69/25/191710/1/19503361950Phil Rizzuto6.85.72.11227.324.418.439.857
75/12/192510/1/1951261421951Yogi Berra5.34.21.413027.294.350.492.842
85/12/192510/1/1954291421954Yogi Berra5.35.5.513722.307.367.488.855
95/12/192510/1/1955301421955Yogi Berra4.54.11.012027.272.349.470.819
1010/20/193110/1/1956243471956Mickey Mantle11.310.7.521052.353.464.7051.169
1110/20/193110/1/1957253471957Mickey Mantle11.311.3-.122134.365.512.6651.177
129/10/193410/1/196026211960Roger Maris7.55.71.416039.283.371.581.952
139/10/193410/1/196127211961Roger Maris6.97.0-.716761.269.372.620.993
1410/20/193110/1/1962303471962Mickey Mantle6.07.7-1.819530.321.486.6051.091
152/23/192910/1/1963342201963Elston Howard5.24.81.314128.287.342.528.869
166/7/194710/1/1976291161976Thurman Munson5.35.4.712617.302.337.432.769
174/20/196110/1/1985241641985Don Mattingly6.46.5-.915635.324.371.567.939
187/27/197510/1/200530662005Álex Rodríguez9.49.4.417348.321.421.6101.031
197/27/197510/1/200732662007Álex Rodríguez9.49.5.217654.314.422.6451.067
204/26/199210/1/2022301582022Aaron Judge10.810.3.321062.311.425.6861.111
214/26/199210/1/2024321582024Aaron Judge10.811.7-.922558.322.458.7011.159
224/26/199210/1/2025331582025Aaron Judge9.79.4-.521553.331.457.6881.144
RkbirthdateMVPdateYearsDaysSeasonPlayerWARoWARdWAROPS+HRBAOBPSLGOPS
max11.311.72.5225.062.381.512.7051.177
min4.54.1-1.8120.07.269.337.432.769

Don Mattingly was the youngest and Elston Howard was the oldest.

Here they are sorted by age in the MVP season:

RkbirthdateMVPdateYearsDaysSeasonPlayerWARoWARdWAROPS+HRBAOBPSLG
174/20/196110/1/1985241641985Don Mattingly6.46.5-.915635.324.371.567
211/25/191410/1/1939243101939Joe DiMaggio8.37.21.018430.381.448.671
1010/20/193110/1/1956243471956Mickey Mantle11.310.7.521052.353.464.705
1110/20/193110/1/1957253471957Mickey Mantle11.311.3-.122134.365.512.665
129/10/193410/1/196026211960Roger Maris7.55.71.416039.283.371.581
75/12/192510/1/1951261421951Yogi Berra5.34.21.413027.294.350.492
311/25/191410/1/1941263101941Joe DiMaggio9.38.5.718530.357.440.643
139/10/193410/1/196127211961Roger Maris6.97.0-.716761.269.372.620
42/18/191510/1/1942272251942Joe Gordon7.76.02.515518.322.409.491
166/7/194710/1/1976291161976Thurman Munson5.35.4.712617.302.337.432
85/12/192510/1/1954291421954Yogi Berra5.35.5.513722.307.367.488
187/27/197510/1/200530662005Álex Rodríguez9.49.4.417348.321.421.610
95/12/192510/1/1955301421955Yogi Berra4.54.11.012027.272.349.470
204/26/199210/1/2022301582022Aaron Judge10.810.3.321062.311.425.686
1410/20/193110/1/1962303471962Mickey Mantle6.07.7-1.819530.321.486.605
197/27/197510/1/200732662007Álex Rodríguez9.49.5.217654.314.422.645
214/26/199210/1/2024321582024Aaron Judge10.811.7-.922558.322.458.701
511/25/191410/1/1947323101947Joe DiMaggio4.75.6-1.015420.315.391.522
69/25/191710/1/19503361950Phil Rizzuto6.85.72.11227.324.418.439
17/19/190310/1/193633741936Lou Gehrig9.79.8-.619049.354.478.696
224/26/199210/1/2025331582025Aaron Judge9.79.4-.521553.331.457.688
152/23/192910/1/1963342201963Elston Howard5.24.81.314128.287.342.528
RkbirthdateMVPdateYearsDaysSeasonPlayerWARoWARdWAROPS+HRBAOBPSLG
max11.311.72.5225.062.381.512.705
min4.54.1-1.8120.07.269.337.432

The most recent winner, Aaron Judge in 2025, is the second oldest.

Let's look at the four Yankees to win MVP three times each.

RkbirthdateMVPdateYearsDaysSeasonPlayerWARoWARdWAROPS+HRBAOBPSLGOPS
211/25/191410/1/1939243101939Joe DiMaggio8.37.21.018430.381.448.6711.119
311/25/191410/1/1941263101941Joe DiMaggio9.38.5.718530.357.440.6431.083
511/25/191410/1/1947323101947Joe DiMaggio4.75.6-1.015420.315.391.522.913
75/12/192510/1/1951261421951Yogi Berra5.34.21.413027.294.350.492.842
85/12/192510/1/1954291421954Yogi Berra5.35.5.513722.307.367.488.855
95/12/192510/1/1955301421955Yogi Berra4.54.11.012027.272.349.470.819
1010/20/193110/1/1956243471956Mickey Mantle11.310.7.521052.353.464.7051.169
1110/20/193110/1/1957253471957Mickey Mantle11.311.3-.122134.365.512.6651.177
1410/20/193110/1/1962303471962Mickey Mantle6.07.7-1.819530.321.486.6051.091
204/26/199210/1/2022301582022Aaron Judge10.810.3.321062.311.425.6861.111
214/26/199210/1/2024321582024Aaron Judge10.811.7-.922558.322.458.7011.159
224/26/199210/1/2025331582025Aaron Judge9.79.4-.521553.331.457.6881.144
RkbirthdateMVPdateYearsDaysSeasonPlayerWARoWARdWAROPS+HRBAOBPSLGOPS

DiMaggio was the youngest to win his first.

Berra was the youngest to win his third.

Judge was the oldest to win his first.

Judge was the oldest to win his third.

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