MLBoyfriend All-Stars 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 MLBoyfriends who have been selected for the All-Star Game!

Cal Raleigh

Riley Greene

Aaron Judge

Tarik Skubal

Randy Arozarena

Byron Buxton

Ketel Marte

Pete Alonso

Pete Crow-Armstrong

Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge literally came out swinging for Opening Week. 

Judge had 6 hits in 11 at-bats including 2 doubles and 4 home runs. He batted in 11 runs and ended the week with an amazing 2.461 OPS. And, he did all this without the use of the Yankee's controversial new "torpedo bats".

Congratulations, Aaron Judge! You are the first MLBoyfriend of 2025.

October Boys

Congratulations to the 2024 MLBoyfriends who have made it to the postseason!

Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers

Joey Cantillo, Cleveland Guardians

Dylan Cease, San Diego Padres

Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers

José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians

Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies

Ranger Suárez, Philadelphia Phillies

Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies

Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals

Aaron Judge

To be honest, I didn't pay that much attention to baseball last week. I couldn't stand to watch the epic collapse of my Minnesota Twins. So, when it came time to pick a MLBoyfriend, I was at a bit of a loss. I looked back over my picks for the season, and realized there was one glaring omission.

Aaron Judge has been on fire this season. He has, of course, been featured on MLBoyfriend many times before. However, he hasn't been a 2024 pick. In fact, it's been two years since he was my MLBoyfriend. It's time to right that wrong.

Judge only had what was only an okay week for him last week--but what would be a great week for most other players. He had a .286 batting average and 1.373 OPS with 3 runs, 4 home runs and 6 RBI.

It's Judge's numbers for the season that are really impressive. Let's take a look and his final numbers and how they compare to the rest of the league:

• 180 Hits, 8th Place

• 144 Runs, 4th Place

• .322 Batting Average, 3rd Place

• 392 Total Bases, 2nd Place

• .458 On-Base Percentage, 1st Place

• .701 Slugging Percentage, 1st Place

• 144 Runs Batted In, 1st Place

• 58 Home Runs, 1st Place

• 10.8 Wins Above Replacement, 1st Place

That is an MVP season.

Oh, Aaron Judge also happens to be really cute. (It may seem strange to call a 6'7', 285 lbs adult man "cute"--but he is!)

Congratulations, Aaron Judge! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Aaron Judge

Anyone who has been paying attention could have seen this one coming. Even though one round of the playoffs is already over, this is the last MLBoyfriend of the regular season. Aaron Judge is baseball's biggest star and he ended an amazing season with a great week.

On October 4th, Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season setting the record for the American League. (Fun fact: Roger Maris's record of 61 home runs in a season stood for 61 years.)

I have featured Judge many times before--including just two months ago--but there was no way I was going to let this milestone pass unrewarded.

Also, it's always nice to have an excuse to post pics of this handsome face.

Congratulations, Aaron Judge! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week!

Aaron Judge

Okay, fine, Aaron Judge, you win. I've been trying to get some fresh faces on this blog and not keep going back to past winners; however, despite your many previous appearances, there's no denying that you fully deserve to be my MLBoyfriend again this week.

Judge had 7 runs, 10 RBIs, and 1 stolen base with a .348 average and 1.483 OPS last week. He also hit 5 home runs which included two milestones. On Friday, July 29th, he became the first player to have 40 home runs this season--and only the 10th player in the history of the MLB to hit 40 home runs in a season before August. Just to make a point, Judge then hit hist 41st home run of the season, a grand slam, to win the game.

On Saturday, July 30, Judge hit his 42nd home run of the season which was also the 200th of his career. This was another historic feat because it was the second fastest any player has ever had 200 career home runs--Judge did it in 671 games, and it took Ryan Howard just 658 games.

Even though MLBoyfriend is technically awarded for the past week, it's worth noting that Judge has been on a hot streak for a while now. In the last 15 days, he has had 15 runs, 9 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 2 stolen bases with a .422 average and 1.602 OPS. His PR15 on ESPN (a measure of the relative value of a player in fantasy baseball over the past 15 days) is a whopping 28.20, by far the highest. Matt Chapman has the second highest PR15 at 17.69, and only 13 batters, including Judge and Chapman, have a PR`15 over 10.

As if all that weren't enough, I was reminded of a couple things I love about Aaron Judge while "researching" this post (i.e., Googling "Aaron Judge"). First, he wears knickers, the correct baseball pants, and not slacks. He's also ridiculously handsome.

Congratulations, Aaron Judge! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week. 

2017 MLB Award Winners

Major League Baseball's 2017 awards have all been announced, and my MLBoyfriends had a very good showing.

Week 6: Buster Posey
Silver Slugger (Catcher, NL)

Week 10, Week 15 & Rookie of the Year: Aaron Judge
Rookie of the Year (AL), Silver Slugger (Outfield, AL), Players Choice Outstanding Rookie (AL)

Week 14 & World Series MVP: George Springer
World Series MVP

Week 16: Nolan Arenado
Silver Slugger (Third Base, NL), Golden Glove (Third Base, NL), & Players Choice Majestic Always Game Award

Week 17: Eric Hosmer
Silver Slugger (First Base, AL) & Golden Glove (First Base, AL)

Week 19: Brian Dozier
Golden Glove (Second Base, AL)

Week 21: Byron Buxton

Defensive Player of the Year (Center Field), Best Overall Defensive Player, Golden Glove (Center Field, AL), Platinum Glove (AL)

Week 22: Anthony Rizzo
Roberto Clemente Award (recognizing those who best represent the game through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement), Players Choice Man of the Year

Congratulations to all my MLB-Award-Winning MLBoyfriends! You've done me proud.