New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge taunts the Toronto Blue Jays with new closed-eyes celebration
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge taunts Toronto Blue Jays with new eye-closed celebration after conspiring that slugger illegally stole signs
- Judge was charged with stealing signs by looking at his dugout on Monday
- The star appeared to be scrutinizing the allegations with a new party
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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge threw some shade at the unnecessary cheating controversy created by the Toronto Blue Jays, by introducing a new party Wednesday night.
On Monday, the Blue Jays commentary team felt the need to suggest the judge cheated after looking at the New York bench during an at-bat before hitting a 142-foot home run.
The Blue Jays contacted MLB the next day to investigate where New York’s base coaches were posted.
In the aftermath of the incident, Judge told reporters he was trying to identify which of his teammates were still yelling at the umpire after an earlier call during the at-bat, while also voicing his displeasure with commentators over the accusation.
On Wednesday, Judge opened the party when he reached first base on a single he hit in the top of the third inning.
Aaron Judge introduced a new party, mocking the controversy created by Toronto
The Toronto announcing team wondered why Judge looked to the bench in a recent game
He covered his eyes and waved a fist back and forth at the same time, referencing the look controversy.
Blue Jays pitcher Jay Jackson said Wednesday that he tilted his pitches and batters picked up what he was about to throw, confirming there was no sign of stealing involved.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone also seemed to weigh in on the incident when he called out the Blue Jays about the positioning of their own base coaches.
Amid the ongoing controversy, starting pitcher Domingo German was ejected from Tuesday’s game after an umpire accused him of having “stickiest hand I’ve ever felt.”
German has since been suspended for the usual 10 games associated with being ejected after a sticky substance check.
Blue Jays pitcher Jay Jackson admitted to tipping his pitches, ending all cheating allegations
It is also noteworthy that this is not the first time the German has had a problem with sticky substances this season.
During an April game against the Minnesota Twins, German was checked for sticky substances and was told by the umpire to clean a substance off his hands between innings.
When he came out of the dugout, German was checked again, and despite being told his hands were not clean enough, the referee allowed him to stay in the game.
While the Yankees may be a starting pitcher, they may now go into the next set of games hoping to avoid accusations about a player doing something as simple as watching his own bench.