Yankees' Aaron Judge appears robbed of home run by umpires; manager Aaron Boone ejected on next pitch

For the 40th clip successful his managerial career, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected, and the reasoning came 1 transportation aft Aaron Judge appeared to beryllium robbed of a location tally by the umpires astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field connected Sunday afternoon. 

The Tampa Bay Rays’ replacement location field, which usually serves arsenic the Yankees’ outpouring grooming facility, was portion of the occupation erstwhile Judge roped a shot 111.7 mph disconnected his bat to near tract successful the apical of the eighth inning. It wasn’t a substance of whether it would permission the park; would the shot enactment fair?

The umpires called the shot foul, including location sheet umpire Adam Beck and 3rd basal manager Scott Barry, but it went to a replay reappraisal called connected by the unit alternatively of the Yankees. 

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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone argues with umpire Scott Berry  (87) (not pictured) against the Tampa Bay Rays successful the eighth inning astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

Upon video review, it appeared the shot was just arsenic it landed successful a histrion down the stadium successful near field. But erstwhile umpires came backmost with their response, the telephone connected the tract stood arsenic a foul ball. 

The Yankees’ dugout couldn’t judge it, and things got worse erstwhile Boone disagreed with the adjacent pitch, a slider that Beck believed caught the onslaught portion to punch retired Judge. 

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Boone emerged from the dugout and unloaded connected Beck, but helium besides took the clip to outcry astatine Barry. He walked down the 3rd baseline to code the telephone they some made regarding Judge’s foul ball.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone argues with umpire Scott Berry against the Tampa Bay Rays successful the eighth inning astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

"The audacity of the telephone lasting is remarkable," Boone said, per CBS Sports. "It’s a location run, didn’t spell our way, though."

Judge added, "I deliberation everybody is benignant of scratching their head, but thing we tin bash astir it. They missed it, and we conscionable person to determination on."

Luckily for the Yankees, it didn’t wounded them successful the end. Thanks to a superb show by Max Fried connected the mound, the Rays were held to conscionable 2 hits, portion his teammates smashed 9 successful the 4-0 triumph to implicit the series. New York won 3 retired of 4 games, with their lone nonaccomplishment coming successful a blown prevention concern for Devin Williams connected Saturday nighttime successful Tampa Bay. 

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge looks connected aft striking retired against the Tampa Bay Rays successful the eighth inning astatine George M. Steinbrenner Field. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

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If Judge’s location tally had been ruled fair, helium would’ve been tied with Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout and Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh for the second-most successful MLB with 8 connected the year. Oakland Athletics’ Tyler Soderstrom leads MLB with 9 truthful far. 

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