Judge, Goldschmidt wins MVP awards

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge won the American League MVP award on Thursday night, and Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt took the NL prize.

After hitting 62 home runs this past season to break the AL record, Judge easily beat out Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani.

The 6-foot-7 Judge, 30, received 28 of 30 first-place votes and two seconds for 410 points from a Baseball Writers’ Association of America panel. Ohtani, last year’s winner, was picked first on two ballots and second on the other 28 for 280 points.

Goldschmidt, 35, took the NL trophy for the first time after a couple of close calls earlier in his career.

He received 22 of 30 first-place votes and eight seconds from a separate BBWAA panel.

Padres third baseman Manny Machado finished second.

The Diamondbacks acquired 2020 AL rookie of the year Kyle Lewis, 27, in a trade with the Mariners, according to reports.

Golf: Cole Hammer shot an opening-round 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga. ... U.S. Open champ Matt Fitzpatrick shot an opening-round 7-under 65 to share a one-stroke lead with fellow Brit Tyrrell Hatton at the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai . ... New Zealand’s Lydia Ko shot an opening-round 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead at the LPGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship in Naples, Fla.

NBA: Hillary Cauthen, a psychologist who worked for the Spurs, settled her lawsuit against the team and former player Josh Primo over allegations he had exposed himself to her multiple times in private sessions. Details of the settlement weren’t disclosed.

NFL: The Bills’ home game against the Browns on Sunday is being relocated to Detroit due to a winter storm with lake effect snow expected to hit western New York.