Monday night’s battle between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays ended in controversy with serious implications of cheating, involving MLB superstar Aaron Judge.
In the eighth inning, Aaron Judge hit a home run off Blue Jays reliever Jay Jackson on a full count. Moments before going yard to extend the Yanks’ lead, Judge was caught side-eyeing the Blue Jays’ dugout, raising suspicions of cheating.
Before getting to whether or not New York cheated, let’s look at the looming controversy.
Suspicions over Judge’s peeping at-bat started before hitting the home run soared.
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Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger was removed from Monday’s road loss to the Astros after suffering a left knee injury following a spectacular late-game defensive play.
With Houston up, 6-4, in the bottom of the seventh inning, All-Star Kyle Tucker looked to boost the lead after blasting the first pitch of his at-bat toward the right-center field wall. Bellinger tracked Tucker’s fly ball and leapt into the air for a sensational catch at the wall to secure the final out of the inning.
The Dallas Stars, two days removed from losing in Game 6 Saturday night, bounced back on Monday night at home, winning Game 7 2-1 to eliminate the Seattle Kraken and set up a Western Conference finals matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge typically draws big reactions from announcers with his towering home runs. But a few pitches before his 462-foot blast during the eighth inning of Monday’s game against the Blue Jays—his second of the night—he had the Toronto broadcast team downright puzzled with some curious eye movement while in the batter’s box.
As Judge took pitches from Blue Jays reliever Jay Jackson, announcers Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez noticed the reigning American League MVP’s eyes dart off to the side just before Jackson’s delivery.
Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu will remain in New York for the foreseeable future after reaching an agreement on a multi-year extension, the team announced Monday.
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Football … baseball … golf, you name it.
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