Aaron Judge’s non-homer had Yankees’ Aaron Boone far more upset
TAMPA– While Aaron Boone didn’t take issue with the scoring modification that formally ended Max Fried’s no-hit quote on Sunday, the manager did have an issue when Aaron Judge appeared to strike a homer that was considered foul.
The moonshot in question was available in the 8th inning of the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Rays on Sunday. With no one on and Eric Orze pitching, Judge clobbered a 3-2 pitch well beyond the left field seats and concourse at George M. Steinbrenner Field. While replay seemed to reveal the ball was fair with lots of room to extra, third base umpire Scott Barry signified nasty.
Was this Aaron Judge laser fair or foul?
It was ruled a foul ball and after review, the call stood. pic.twitter.com/UwUBIQNGkN
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Replay authorities in New York then supported the foul call before Judge struck out looking.
At that point, a furious Boone made himself an ejection from home plate ump Adam Beck, whose zone the manager already had problems about. Then Boone ensured to yell at Barry before enjoying the remainder of the game from his workplace.
“It was a reasonable ball,” Judge said, though he kept in mind that the foul poles at Steinbrenner Field, a spring training and minors arena, aren’t as tall as they are at big league parks. “It’s not umpires. It’s a tough situation.
“I think everyone is type of scratching their head, however absolutely nothing I can do about it. They missed it, and just got ta move on.”
While Judge didn’t want to blame the umpires, Boone couldn’t think the call stood after replay evaluation. With that choice made, Boone might just be mad at Barry’s original require developing the scenario.
“The audacity of the call standing is exceptional,” Boone stated after rewatching the have fun with Yankees replay organizer Brett Weber. “It’s a crowning achievement. It didn’t go our way, however.”
The most justified Aaron Boone ejection you’ll see
Judge got screwed over
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The crowning achievement that wasn’t would have been Judge’s eighth of the season.
It likewise would have been among his longest dingers, though there were no main measurements on the blast.
“I did not have a great view of it,” Cody Bellinger stated, “but it was most likely the farthest ball I have actually ever seen hit.”
Judge’s non-homer was the call that angered Boone the most, however it wasn’t the only doubtful one of the game.
The other occurred in the sixth inning when Rays’ speedster Chandler Simpson struck a grounder to Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Simpson was plainly going to beat Fried to very first base, however Goldschmidt booted the ball and was charged with an error.
That kept Fried’s no-no bid alive for the time being.
However controversy followed as Fried took the mound in the eighth. With the Rays still hitless, their official scorer, Bill Mathews, altered Goldschmidt’s mistake to a hit for Simpson.
Boone and Fried didn’t know it at the time, and the latter quickly quit a leadoff single to Jake Mangum. Neither the pitcher nor the manager had an issue with the scoring modification– Mathews ultimately made the ideal call– however fans were understandably frustrated that the switch took so long to make and that it came with Fried six outs far from the history books.
“Look, we’re not gon na beat [Simpson] to the bag,” Boone stated. “So I get it, however it makes it a little bit dicey when it’s within the game or, certainly, with a no-hitter going on. However the truth is, it was a hit.”
While Boone didn’t mind what Mathews did, he did take a few seconds to critique main scorers throughout the league.
While he values main scoring is “a pretty thankless task,” he’s likewise often mystified by how irregular those who fill the role can be.
“I scratch my head at the official scorers nightly,” Boone said. “They throw an error up on the board at Yankee Stadium, and after that we go to these other locations and they can fire up a hit with the very best of ’em. It’s a different game in every other park. It really is.
“I indicate, I’m sure there’s some that are similar, however there’s times I get associated with the year and am like, ‘What are we doing?'”
Originally Released: April 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM EDT