Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has taken over as the American League MVP favorite with his closest rival, Aaron Judge, heading to the injured list. Raleigh hit home runs in consecutive games over the weekend to extend his major league lead to 41.

The New York Yankees were looking at a potentially devastating injury for star Aaron Judge, but now it appears that the team may have avoided the worst.

Despite the relatively positive news -- the worst-case scenario was season-ending Tommy John surgery -- the Yankees will still be without their best player at a turbulent time.