Ever since Opening Day, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has been seen as the clear favorite to win his third AL MVP award in the last four years. Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh might not be fully caught up to Judge in the rankings,

Cal Raleigh may not keep up his offensive pace, but he has been closing in on AL MVP favorite Aaron Judge. This is no longer Secretariat at the Belmont.

Raleigh has 32 home runs and 68 RBIs for the Mariners. On Monday, He went 2-for-5 and hit a two-run home run in Seattle's, 11-2, victory over Minnesota at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seattle's catcher also recorded two RBIs and scored two runs. New York's Aaron Judge is second in home runs (28), four behind Raleigh.