<br><div><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bv"/><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__bvd gnt_x__h"/><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge run away with MVP awards for 2024 season"><div class="gnt_em_vp_w" data-g-r="vp_tp" data-c-vt="teal" data-t-pl="teal-hero"><button class="gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__tp_a" data-g-r="vp_ap vp_tg" data-c-vpattrs="{"muted":true,"bContent":false,"an":"usatoday","pn":"USA TODAY","vidNum":1,"docking":true,"t0060":1,"cut":1}" data-c-vpdata="{"adsEnabled":true,"awsPath":"sports/baseball/mlb","byline":"","canonicalURL":"","contentSourceCode":"USAT","credit":"Sports Pulse","duration":111000,"headline":"Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge run away with MVP awards for 2024 season","hlsURL":"https://hlsmedia.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/videos/zype/renditions/673fc25009c69f00016f8f47/480p_30fps,720p_30fps,1080p_30fps,master.m3u8?subtitles=76489114007","id":"76489114007","image":{"opto":true,"url":"/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/11/21/USAT/76486527007-ohtanijudge.png?crop=1999,1125,x0,y0"},"keywords":"MLB,New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers,Aaron Judge,Shohei Ohtani,Video Syndication - 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This year is different. Everyone is much more aggressive, or at least they’re acting like it."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Follow every MLB game:</strong> <a target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":body nav (mlb)|e|auto spike click:5|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/baseball/mlb/scores">Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings.</a></p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:440px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/11/25/USAT/76557006007-usatsi-24596530.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/11/25/USAT/76557006007-usatsi-24596530.jpg?width=1320&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Juan Soto helped the Yankees reach the World Series in 2024."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The same mantra is being repeated by teams and executives, saying that all but perhaps just the Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins have playoff dreams dancing in their heads. But there's a question they are all asking among themselves.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“Who has the money, and...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/11/25/mlb-rumors-juan-soto-latest-news-trade-market/76556552007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
