The Yankees will have a pair of representatives in play for 2024 American League MVP, as Aaron Judge and Juan Soto were named finalists.

Lindor made sure to be there for his team's pitch to Juan Soto, and threw down the gauntlet to Judge while he was at it.

Aaron Judge led Major League Baseball with 58 home runs, 144 RBIs and 133 walks while batting .322. Bobby Witt hit .332 with 32 home runs and 109 RBIs. Juan Soto hit .288 with 41 h

The path toward the Yankees’ first World Series appearance in 15 years was powered by a selection of notable individual performances. Accordingly, several Bombers are in the running to bring home hardware through this year’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America Awards voting.

Just days after New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had his 2025 club option exercised, he is scheduled to fly to California next week with owner Hal Steinbrenner to aid the team’s pursuit of superstar free-agent outfielder Juan Soto.

The Yankees and Mets are well represented among finalists for year-end awards. Among eight categories for the big four Baseball Writers’ Association of America Awards — MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year in each league — four Yankees and two Mets are in the top three finishers,

The Yankees' Austin Wells and Luis Gil are in the mix for AL Rookie of the Year and the Mets' Carlos Mendoza is a finalist for NL Manager of the Year.