The Most Exciting MLB Player in 2025: Aaron Judge is Crowned!
The 2025 MLB season has been filled with memorable moments starring baseball’s brightest stars. Whether you prefer historic home run records, dominance on the mound, or versatile players capable of doing everything, the sport’s most outstanding talents have put on an unforgettable show. But, who is the most exciting MLB player this year? To answer this question, at Alofoke Deportes we created an annual bracket of 32 players and asked our MLB experts to vote for a champion. The process was simple: we selected the most exciting player from each of the 30 teams (with a wildcard addition for each league), ranked them according to the standings, and let our voters decide each matchup. The final result: a superstar who can proudly wear the crown as the “Mr. Excitement” of MLB in 2025. Here are the results of each round:First Round
American League1. Bobby Witt Jr. vs. 16. Garrett CrochetWinner: Witt2. Tarik Skubal vs. 15. Colson MontgomeryWinner: Skubal
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. vs. 14 Gunnar HendersonWinner: Warrior4. Aaron Judge vs. 13. Byron BuxtonWinner: Judge5. Roman Anthony vs. 12 Nick KurtzWinner: Kurtz6. Jeremy Peña vs. 11. Zach NetoWinner: Peña7. Cal Raleigh vs. 10. Junior CamineroWinner: Raleigh8. Jacob deGrom vs. 9. Jose RamirezWinner: Ramirez
National League1. Elly De La Cruz vs. 16. Francisco LindorWinner: De La Cruz2. Brice Turang vs. 15. Brenton DoyleWinner: Turang3. Kyle Schwarber vs. 14. James WoodWinner: Schwarber
4. Pete Crow-Armstrong vs. 13. Paul SkenesWinner: Skenes5. Shohei Ohtani vs. 12. Ronald Acuña Jr.Winner: Ohtani6. Fernando Tatis Jr. vs. 11. Kyle StowersWinner: Tatis7. Juan Soto vs. 10. Corbin CarrollWinner: Soto
8. Jung Hoo Lee vs. 9. Masyn WinnWinner: Lee
Second Round
American League1. Bobby Witt Jr. vs. 9. Jose RamirezWinner: Witt2. Tarik Skubal vs. 7. Cal RaleighWinner: Skubal
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. vs. 6. Jeremy PeñaWinner: Warrior4. Aaron Judge vs. 12. Nick KurtzWinner: JudgeNational League1. Elly De La Cruz vs. 8. Jung Hoo LeeWinner: De La Cruz2. Brice Turang vs. 7. Juan SotoWinner: Soto
3. Kyle Schwarber vs. 6. Fernando Tatis Jr.Winner: Tatis5. Shohei Ohtani vs. 13. Paul SkenesWinner: OhtaniElite Eight
American League1. Bobby Witt Jr. vs. 4. Aaron JudgeWinner: Judge2. Tarik Skubal vs. 3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Winner: Skubal
National League1. Elly De La Cruz vs. 5. Shohei OhtaniWinner: Ohtani6. Fernando Tatis Jr. vs. 7. Juan SotoWinner: Soto
Final FourAmerican League2. Tarik Skubal vs. 4. Aaron JudgeWinner: JudgeNational League5. Shohei Ohtani vs. 7. Juan SotoWinner: OhtaniChampionship
Aaron Judge vs. Shohei Ohtani And the champion is… Aaron Judge! In a final that we all expected, Judge took the victory, demonstrating his power and emotion in each at-bat.
