The Toronto Blue Jays complained to the league office about Yankees star Aaron Judge, and the positioning of New York’s assistant coaches.
After Aaron Judge hit two home runs in a New York Yankees win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, the loser took issue. Judge appeared to know which pitch was coming prior to one of his home runs, and took a long glance over to the Yanks dugout.
The video, which was diagnosed by the Blue Jays broadcast booth as some form of cheating, was anything but.
It’s not Aaron Judge or the Yankees fault that Toronto relied a little too heavily on their breaking pitches. Judge knew a slider was coming, and hit it out of the park. Tipping pitches, as it’s called in baseball, is completely legal. Toronto ought to hide their signs a little better.
Did Aaron Judge cheat against the Blue Jays?
Aaron Judge claimed he was merely checking with New York’s dugout because of chirping involving manager Aaron Boone and the home plate umpire. Boone was thrown out of the game shortly thereafter.
When asked about the entire ordeal on Tuesday, Judge revealed he had some choice words for those spreading rumors regarding a potential cheating scandal. However, the Yankees superstar took the high road.
“I’m not happy about it, but people can say what they want. I’ve still got a game to play. I’ve got things to do,” Judge said.
Blue Jays take action against Aaron Judge, Yankees
Toronto spoke with the league office on Tuesday, but rather than accuse Judge of any wrongdoing, the focus of the conversation seemed to be about where New York’s position coaches were stationed. From the Jays point of view, the Yankees coaches should not be in a position where they could potentially pick up on the signs, thus relaying it to hitters.
Either way, this is a giant nothing sandwich. Even since the Astros cheating scandal, teams have grown hypersensitive about any sort of advantage the opposing squad might find. The solution here is simple — Toronto needs to change their signs.