Aaron Judge Just Got Ejected For First Time In His Career

04/05/2024 21:47

For the first time in his MLB career, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge has been ejected from a game. 

During the bottom of the seventh inning between the Tigers and Yankees, Judge got called out on strikes. He thought the 3-2 pitch from Tyler Holton was a bit outside, but home plate umpire Ryan Blakney thought it clipped the strike zone.

As Judge was walking back to the dugout, he criticized Blakney. That led to him getting ejected. 

Obviously, the fans at Yankee Stadium showered Blakney with boos. A lot of them paid to see Judge in action. They didn't travel to the Bronx to watch the home plate umpire steal the spotlight. 

"These umpires are completely out of hand," a fan wrote. 

"That's a strike but the ump shouldn't have ejected him," a second fan said.

Another fan asked "How insecure do you have to be in yourself and in your ability to do your job that you feel the need to toss a guy for saying you made a [expletive] call and WALKING AWAY?"

Aaron Judge just got ejected for the 1st time in his career pic.twitter.com/0QWnsabslB

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) May 4, 2024

Despite losing Judge in the bottom of the seventh, the Yankees defeated the Tigers this Saturday. The former MVP had a double and a single before getting ejected. 

The media will certainly ask Judge about this ejection.