Toronto Blue Jays contact MLB over Aaron Judge’s sideways looks ahead of huge home run in Monday’s Yankees win – with team core coaches positioning issue
- Aaron Judge said he discussed the situation with his teammates after the game
- His teammates were expressing their anger at the umpire during the batting game
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The Toronto Blue Jays have contacted Major League Baseball about Aaron Judge appearing to spot his New York Yankees dugout for what they believe are on-field indications that were to happen to him in Monday’s game.
The Blue Jays are apparently reviewing where the Yankees’ base coaches were positioned.
“There are boxes on the field for a reason,” Blue Jays manager John Schnieder said.
For his part, the judge said he was trying to identify which of his Yankees teammates was yelling at home plate umpire Clint Vondrak when he peeked into his own dugout before hitting a home run. 462 feet in Toronto Monday night.
The Yankees slugger looked sideways for a moment before driving a 114.9 mph scorcher over right-hander Jay Jackson.
Aaron Judge was asked about watching the bench in a fight against the Blue Jays
After glancing off the bench, the judge completed a 462ft home run with an exit speed of 114.9mph
“There was a lot of chirping from our dugout, which I really didn’t like about the situation,” Judge said. New York led 6-0 at the time and then won 7-4.
Three pitches earlier, Vondrak ejected New York manager Aaron Boone for pleading a low strike call to the judge. Boone got out of the dugout to vent on Vondrak and team leader James Hoye.
Toronto broadcasters noticed Judge peeking into his own dugout before his tour and assumed he was looking for some kind of signal.
Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez, the veteran Blue Jays broadcast team on Sportsnet, replayed the incident and asked where Judge’s eyes were resting.
‘What is this? Where is he looking? Shulman said during the live broadcast. And he did it more than once. Did you see what I saw? You don’t want to unknowingly launch allegations, but…’
The judge then blasted his second home run “a country mile,” in Shulman’s own words.
Martinez added, “He’s looking at something and the next move is this power swing and he sends one to center field.” From the way his head looked, I don’t know if he could see the receiver looking like that.
“It’s a little strange for a hitter to look that way,” Blue Jays manager Schneider said. “He is obviously looking in that direction for a reason.
Moments before, Aaron Boone had yelled at plate umpire Clint Vondrak during the game
“I think we’re going to delve into that a bit more tonight (Monday) and tomorrow, and make sure we’re doing everything we can to not make ourselves susceptible to trends, locations, locations or something. like that.”
Judge said some of his teammates were still expressing their annoyance at the back of the Boone line as his fight continued.
“I feel like after the manager does his thing, it’s like, ‘Guys, our pitcher still has to go out there and throw some pitches. We have the lead, just going to work here,” Judge said.
“I said a few things to some guys in the dugout and especially after the game. I hope this won’t happen again.
Toronto relief Jay Jackson added, “I’ve never seen a hitter do that before, so I can’t say what he was doing.”
“We will see what comes out of it. Next time we will have a different game plan. … If he knew it was coming, I’m glad he didn’t miss it.
Boone said he understood the judge’s frustration with the distraction from the dugout.
“Judgie was kind of watching ‘I Knock Here,'” Boone said.
Judge hit two solo homers on Monday, his ninth and tenth of the season. It was his third multihomer match this year and the 30th of his career.
Judge has 30 homers against Toronto, his second-highest total against an opponent behind 35 against Baltimore.
