{"id":425123,"date":"2023-05-16T12:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T12:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=425123"},"modified":"2023-05-16T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:20:00","slug":"aaron-judges-eye-movements-on-the-pitch-sparked-cheating-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/aaron-judges-eye-movements-on-the-pitch-sparked-cheating-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge&#8217;s Eye Movements On The Pitch Sparked Cheating Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge, a hitter with the Yankees, frequently gets enthusiastic comments from broadcasters when he hits towering home runs. However, a few pitches before to his second of the night and 462-foot bomb against the Blue Jays on Monday, he completely perplexed the Toronto broadcast staff with some odd eye movement while in the batter&#8217;s box.<\/p>\n<h2>Aaron Judge&#8217;s Eye Movements On The Pitch Sparked Cheating Rumors<\/h2>\n<p>The hero of the New York Yankees clinched a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the eighth inning with a 462-foot home run.<\/p>\n<p>But during that at-bat, Judge looked to cast a peek in the direction of the Yankees&#8217; bench. In a video that rapidly went viral, the Toronto Blue Jays broadcast crew of play-by-play announcer Dan Shulman and analyst Buck Martinez questioned what Judge was doing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Judge hits a home run as the Blue Jays broadcasters wonder why he keeps glancing toward the dugout <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZrOY7grbYV\">pic.twitter.com\/ZrOY7grbYV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JomboyMedia\/status\/1658286104062095360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere\u2019s he looking? And he did it more than once,\u201d Shulman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really, really unusual,\u201d Martinez noted.<\/p>\n<p>When Judge hit a moonshot to center field to give the Yankees a 7-0 lead, they were still wondering what the reigning home run champion could have been observing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AGAIN, no one use the picture we tweeted or this video to prove Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees are cheating \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XagAmBuMsD\">pic.twitter.com\/XagAmBuMsD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gate 14 Podcast (@Gate14Pod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gate14Pod\/status\/1658284870487900163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Judge explained the agitation in his eyes as being a result of his teammates continuing to approach home plate umpire Clint Vondrak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alek Manoah tonight vs the Yankees<\/p>\n<p>4 IP<br \/>6 H<br \/>5 ER<br \/>7 BB<br \/>3 K<\/p>\n<p>ERA up to 5.40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WORDIxAE3g\">pic.twitter.com\/WORDIxAE3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Baseball (@StoolBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StoolBaseball\/status\/1658270067564445696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of chirping from our dugout, which I really didn\u2019t like in the situation where it\u2019s a 6-0 game,\u201d Judge said. \u201cI know Boonie got tossed \u2014 I was trying to save Boonie by calling timeout, like, \u2018Hold up here, let me work.\u2019 I was trying to see who was chirping in the dugout. It\u2019s 6-0. Boonie got tossed, let\u2019s just go to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Judge says he was looking toward the Yankees dugout because he didn&#39;t like how much his teammates were chirping the umpire with a 6-0 lead<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I said a couple things to some guys in the dugout and especially after the game. Hopefully it won&#39;t happen again.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMJ05Ilp0r\">pic.twitter.com\/rMJ05Ilp0r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin&#39; Yanks (@TalkinYanks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinYanks\/status\/1658300678681382914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like after the manager does his thing, it\u2019s like, \u2018Fellas, our pitchers still gotta go out there and make some pitches. We got the lead, let\u2019s just go to work here,\u2019 \u201d Judge said. \u201cI said a couple things to some guys in the dugout and especially after the game. But hopefully, it won\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Judge is so good people have to accuse him of cheating. How sad is this Shit  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rVQTHpD0Ln\">pic.twitter.com\/rVQTHpD0Ln<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marty Mush (@martymush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martymush\/status\/1658292912164069376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Blue Jays appeared to believe there was more going on.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blue Jays fans can\u2019t cope with the fact that Alek Manoah has sucked in 2023 so they\u2019re trying to push an \u201cAaron Judge cheats\u201d narrative <\/p>\n<p>Classy \ud83e\udee1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p5dBFX6QYL\">pic.twitter.com\/p5dBFX6QYL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 4 Train Savages (@FourSavages) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FourSavages\/status\/1658298140724699140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of odd that a hitter would be looking in that direction,\u201d manager John Schneider told reporters. \u201cHe\u2019s obviously looking in that direction for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was some chirping going from our side, obviously when I got thrown out, and then it continued,\u201d Boone said. &#8220;I think a lot of our guys were still letting them hear it, and Judgie was kind of looking over like, &#8216;I&#8217;m hitting here.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Judge AGAIN \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>He crushed this ball 462 ft. \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Yankees<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P3iTY06uNk\">pic.twitter.com\/P3iTY06uNk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1658281641696182272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following MLB&#8217;s crackdown on sign theft, baseball fans are more vigilant than ever about any actions that may be mistaken by competitors trying to get an advantage. Martinez said that was implausible considering that Judge never rotated his head and didn&#8217;t appear to be focusing his eyes downward. Shulman hypothesized that Judge may have been trying to glance back at Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk to get a sense of what pitch was coming.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Judge doing Aaron Judge things. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CBZnTVvfxJ\">pic.twitter.com\/CBZnTVvfxJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1657459968574930944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cleveland Guardians Fan Get Into A\u00a0Violent Flight, Hits\u00a0A Woman In The Stands\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/cleveland-guardians-fan-get-into-a-violent-flight-hits-a-woman-in-the-stands\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cleveland Guardians Fan Get Into A\u00a0Violent Flight, Hits\u00a0A Woman In The Stands<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge, a hitter with the Yankees, frequently gets enthusiastic comments from broadcasters when he hits towering home runs. However, a few pitches before to his second of the night and 462-foot bomb against the Blue Jays on Monday, he completely perplexed the Toronto broadcast staff with some odd eye movement while in the batter&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":401633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,117],"tags":[199,8379,8380,2221,3957],"class_list":["post-425123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-new-york-yankees","tag-aaron-judge","tag-aaron-judge-cheating","tag-aaron-judge-eye-movement","tag-mlb-news","tag-yankees-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}