"He's just mad Aaron Judge didn't sign with Giants" - Fans call out Buster Posey for biased support of Cal Raleigh in 2025 AL MVP race

With 60 and 53 home runs to their name respectively, Seattle Mariners' catcher Cal Raleigh and New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge are the frontrunners for this year's AL MVP award.

Speaking to insider Jon Morosi of MLB Network on Wednesday, San Francisco Giants legend and current executive Buster Posey had his say on who he thought should end up winning.

"You can't describe it (Cal Raleigh's season). For him to put up those power numbers, and really overall offensive numbers, and then to do it with great defense, lead his team deep in the postseason, incredible. Who knows how it will shake out in the MVP race, I'm a big Aaron Judge fan as well, but my vote would have to go with Cal." Posey said

Reacting to Posey's take, several fans felt the three-time World Series champion appeared to be biased against Judge, who snubbed a big offer from the San Francisco Giants to re-sign with the New York Yankees when he was a free agent in 2022.

"He's just mad Judge didn't sign with the Giants" a fan wrote

"Loser still angry Judge picked the Yankees over his sh***ole franchise." another fan commented

"A catcher who is tight cause Aaron Judge ain’t go to San Fran , I’m shocked" another fan replied

"Yeah he has no bias plus Judge left the Giants at the altar" another fan responded

"He's just butt hurt because Aaron Judge didn't want to play in SF." another fan shared

"Bias much?" another fan posted

"We're getting Aaron Judge fatigue" - insider claims unspoken factor may be playing a huge role in AL MVP race

Both Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge enjoyed monster 2025 seasons, and the race for this year's AL MVP award is shaping up to be one of the closest in recent memory.

Apart from the two stars' on-field performances, though, insider Trevor Plouffe is of the opinion that an unspoken factor may also be at play when most people decide their favorite for the award.

Plouffe explained his take during an episode of "Baseball Today" on July 9.

"We're overlooking one of the better seasons we're ever going to see by an offensive player. I don't think we should be. I think we're getting a bit of Judge fatigue, and we shouldn't," Plouffe said [17:46]

Division Series - Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees - Game Four - Source: Getty

If the Yankees captain does go on to win the AL MVP award, it will be the third time he takes home the prestigious prize in his illustrious career so far.

Edited by Raghav Mehta