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Astros' Jose Altuve says he'd choose Yankees' Aaron Judge for AL MVP
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Teen will never forget getting Altuve's autograph
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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge loses AL MVP race to Astros' Jose Altuve
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Astros beat Yankees 8-7
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Jose Altuve-Aaron Judge MVP outcome figures to be close
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Aaron Judge appears to troll Jose Altuve during home run trot
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Astros' Jose Altuve says he'd choose Yankees' Aaron Judge for AL MVP
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Aaron Judge has cold explanation of home run gesture that looked like dig at Jose Altuve
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New York Yankees batter Aaron Judge celebrates in front of Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) after he hit a run-scoring double to tie the score in the eighth inning in