India, July 29 -- New York Yankees player Aaron Judge was recently confirmed to have a right flexor strain injury, which put him on the non-injured list last week. In lieu of this sudden development, the top candidates in line to be named American League MVP have also changed.

Given his recent prowess in leading this season with 40 home runs, Cal Raleigh has now overtaken Judge in ranks of probability to win the award. This puts him in line to break Barry Bonds' season home run record as well. In addition, he is also playing catcher- one of the most difficult positions to cover on field.

Judge is batting .342 with 37 home runs and 85 RBIs. His elbow injury, however, has put things in a difficult position for him.

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