Aaron Judge blocks the ball with his hand sliding into 2nd base!! vs. Brewers

Aaron Judge knocks the ball down and is not called for interference? Yankees end up scoring 7 runs in the inning.
New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4/28/24
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[@Gruntbaseball]

I'm a die-hard Yankees fan, but if I personally think a call was wrong, I will say it no matter which team. I may not be right but it's my opinion.

[@NYfan023]

Respect to you for calling it as you see it. I disagree with your view but 🤜💥🤛 Go Yanks! 😂

[@YankeesBall-pj6jz]

This is why I love this channel good fun disagreement I am split it could of gone either way

[@Duffyartwork]

Thank you

[@Yankees3301]

I don't think it was on purpose but the more I watch it idkk lol but if they did call interference no one would of argued against it

[@Bananaphuz]

@@Yankees3301 show me a video of a Judge slide (that isn’t part of a double play) where his arm is at attention like a 12 year old seeing a boob for the first time and I’ll agree. Something tells me you can’t.

[@rickflinn8658]

It was interference. The umpires Blew the call. They and A. Judge should be fined.

[@Novids2573]

He shouldn’t be fined they should just call all runners out

[@DionysusAlS]

That lead to a 7 run outburst. Wonderful.

[@odha820]

Mlb already said it was a missed call stop saying it wasn't lmao

[@RayJ.JohnsonJr]

Interference, no doubt. Just like you, gotta call ‘em as you see ‘em.

[@snerdterguson]

Hand was raised prior to the throw,it is the fielders job to throw around the runner if the runner is in the base path, as Judge was here. It has never been, nor is it now the job of a runner to make sure the fielders has an unobstructed throwing lane I side of the base path. This actually wasn't interference by the rules.

[@larrygarland3728]

@@snerdterguson , I disagree. Once the runner is forced at second base, it's his duty to not interfere...especially if he's out by a mile! When I played, we threw it right at your head if you didn't get down after being forced at second.

[@michellemeyer5668]

Idiot

[@AJK967]

@@snerdterguson, actually by the rules it was interference. 6.01 (a) (5). And the Bona Fide Slide rule does not apply as he did not make or attempt to make contact.

[@coldinwisconsin2017]

Look at Aaron Judge's EYES. He's looking at the second baseman's hand/arm, OBVIOUSLY trying to block the ball. I don't blame him. If you can get away with it, why WOULDN'T you do it?

[@bxbigshot1809]

That was on purpose 😂

[@nda16fm]

I'm sure Judge is chuckling about getting away with that one.

[@aspireahead8388]

@@nda16fm and @bxbigshot1809 Watch the video clips of all his double play slides. They were all just like this slide... It was not done on purpose...

[@brianwolf399]

He won’t be when he does again and gets called out on it

[@nda16fm]

@@brianwolf399 He always slides like that.

[@Everson0412]

Again thank you for giving your opinion and not be a typical yankee bias channel

[@jimgahn9188]

Fuck the Yankees.

[@BrownBomber92181]

That move by Judge was so ridiculous, i cant believe the umps missed it. This reminded me of the Arod play from about 20 years ago, i think it was in the ALCS against the Red Sox when he was running to 1st and Arroyo attempts to tag him out and Arod literally karate chops the ball out of Arroyos glove. The umps got together and correctly called Arod out.

[@bjahmon]

watch Volpe's slide with BOTH hands up. this is fundamental baseball i was taught in Little League. it IS intentional to try to break up a double play.

[@jimbeau8838]

Before the rule changes made to protect infielders from sliding base runners, it would have been perfectly legal for 6' 7", 280 pound Aaron Judge to knock Willie Adames into the outfield grass. Can you imagine that?

[@seanmcnary1074]

I’m picturing judge picking up Adames and tossing him in the stands.

[@MattZRJSRoxy]

Yup definitely interference without a doubt, the Umpires completely missed this 1.

[@loushands1960]

It's called baseball on the next level like it should be

[@gemini-mg6sc]

The Brewers got screwed.

[@jimgahn9188]

Should've been over.

[@19trebor53]

Is that even a rule? If it is, intentionally or unintentionally, it’s interference.

[@marcio1745]

Key moment of the game. Obvious interference and the inning should have ended there. It changed the course of the game. Not cool

[@fredtwenty2]

Judge slides like that every time there is a chance of a double play. If you’ve never seen it then you just haven’t been watching him play for the last several years.

[@archersterling8707]

he does slide like that every time but it doesn't matter how he slides and mlb agrees this was a bad no call and it should have been interference. they announced that already. so he will need to change how he slides cause now that mlb knows to watch out for it he will be caleld for it a lot more.

[@ICU2B4UDO]

Nope...You're wrong Grunty...Judge was in direct line with the base and his hand goes up as he slid...EVERYONE does that...He just happens to be 6'7"...He wasn't waving his arm, it was straight up in the air...What Reggie did in the 78' Series was different!! 😂

[@Everson0412]

He put his arm up directly blocking the ball

[@HallTullo]

Oooo idk if they called interference I would of agreed weird play for sure

[@Gruntbaseball]

I am happy to be wrong it just looked like interference to me. truly a weird play

[@ICU2B4UDO]

Everyone on this thread that says he blocked the ball is a real genius...What about fielders THROWING the ball at a runner...This is all it is...Play some ⚾ or go to 😴...

[@Duffyartwork]

@@ICU2B4UDOat the runner? Bro is he suppose to throw it high, over the first baseman? Get a clue

[@davidellis5141]

That play led to a 7 run inning ! Lets Go Yankees ! 💪

[@NoCoastRaps]

Typical cheating New Yorkers 😂

[@mikeegnash1157]

That inning should have been tied at 4-4! Yankees suck and the refs suck worse!! Have to f___ing cheat to win a ballgame, you should be real proud of your POS team!!

[@benhurt8014]

How did they mess that up?

[@moisestorres9618]

Aaron judge would be a good goalie for soccer.

[@SuperPhilly5]

No interference bad throw by 2nd baseman

[@bobcarp1239]

Back in the day next time he comes in there he's gonna get low bridged....

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

What it looks like to me is that Judge intended to distract the second basemen, not interfere with the ball. The second basemen tends to move out of the basepath to throw around a player running toward him, the chances of the ball making contact with the mitt 6 inches wide are slim, but happened. I would also think Judge would know he is out already, and touching the ball wouldn't change that. So, to take a chance that the call would go his way seem unlikely. So why bother making that move when it wouldn't change the outcome unless the umps sided with him, which he wouldn't have known.

[@lotsaringwear2937]

I ran onto the field to catch a ball during my son's little league game. Sometimes it's just a reflex. 😀

[@jamesryan4618]

I'm with you, that looked intentional. Go Bombers.

[@jserran2]

I remember Reggie Jackson doing the same thing using his hip.If he's in the basepaths I suppose it can be called a clean play or interference

[@Gruntbaseball]

I was born late 88 I don't recall the Reggie play

[@jserran2]

@@Gruntbaseball it was against the dodgers in the WS in the 70’s it's on u tube

[@TheBatugan77]

The Tom Lasorda rant was better than the play. And heads-up by Mr. October.

[@RCCM27]

In my younger days I slid the same way , although it was natural to me, it does look like it is on purpose. Sometimes you just gotta take the call, cause it looks bad.

[@johnboy8705]

Clearly fucking intentional.

[@aaronluepke8999]

1000% MLB holding the umps hands...

[@joeygonzales368]

I watched a compilation of Aaron Judge slides and it seems like his arm always goes up when he slides. Maybe he is always trying to cause obstruction, maybe not, but it is something he does every time.

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

who does that? was it 100-1 on fan duel phone rings-hello- mr cashman says the odds are low to walk he wants the next 2 guys walked-and make it look good- ok sir will do. this game brought to you by___________________________fanduel

[@brianfleury7964]

It's only interference if they call it. Non review able. Next they will start regulating the size of the oven mitts 😂

[@fernandoposada5440]

I think those mits shouldn't be allowed to begin with

[@Sans28285]

Judge might like having his hand up with sliding

[@aspireahead8388]

Looking at it... I do NOT think it was done on purpose... The arm went up as he went into his slide... But, the arm was up.... Made harder by him being so tall... I don't know league rules... You definitely can make the argument for interference.... I don't know if intent matters 🤷‍♂

[@berniea1923]

Intent does matter. And it was intentional. If you look at his eyes on the replay, he’s staring right at the shortstop. Plus, there’s no reason to wear an oven on a hand that you raise 3 feet over your head when you’re sliding feet first. The runner and first was called out. The Yankees would not have even argued this.

[@aspireahead8388]

@@berniea1923 It was 100% NOT INTENTIONAL!!!! Somebody just released a bunch of clips of Judge's double play slides... They were ALL exactly the same as this slide!!!

[@snerdterguson]

That's a silly argument. You get that when a runner is standing on first, they don't know if they're sliding head first, feet first or at all. THAT'S why runners wear the glove, even for the times they slide feet first.

[@TheBatugan77]

Ever see the play where Cobb looks like he's spiked the catcher in the gut? He didn't! He kicked the ball away before that catcher could snag it and tag him! And the catcher is Paul Kritchell, one of the great scouts in Yankees history.

[@pjhimself252]

What did he have on his hand, a sliding glove ? Haven’t noticed them before, if so.

[@ryshow9118]

Yankee fan here and have to agree. I couldn't believe it when it happened. (Still better than the A-Rod slap tho😂)

[@coldinferno9195]

He is the man to be judged,

[@johnfeeley8889]

Judge should be careful on his slides. After all he has a bum big toe. As Steinfeld says the big toe is the captain of the toes and Judge is the captain of the Yankees.

[@bedlambikes]

He's literally reaching as high as he possibly can. Use some commonsense here... Its wasn't a natural slide progression. By the way, nice batting average.

[@andrew2957]

Crew chief Andy Fletcher said they missed the call on Judge’s slide. “On the field we got together and did the best we could to come up with a correct answer. After looking at it on replay, it appears that the call was missed. It was an unnatural part of his slide.” Guess that settles it

[@snerdterguson]

Not really. It ignores the actual rules. Judge was in the base path, it is not the runners responsibility to keep the pase path open for the fielder to throw the all through. And, importantly, Judge was sliding with his hand raised (his standard slide) BEFORE Adams's threw the ball. The responsibility to find a clear throwing lane falls to the fielder. If the throw was made and Judge extended his hand to touch the ball, then it would be interference.

[@jakemonaghan8958]

Is that illegal? I try and do that all the time but not successfully

[@Gruntbaseball]

I think it's interference personally

[@btk03z19]

I guarantee you dont try that with a bare hand unless you want broken fingers/hand!

[@berniea1923]

It is illegal. Rule 7.08….but it does not apply to NYY apparently.

[@millec60]

Yes, you should fix your slide because that is interference

[@jesusoftheapes]

changed the entire game . Amazing

[@waynelynch3862]

NO INTERFERENCE: Search ''slide into base'' & you will see dozens of videos/pix of players with a hand in the air. Its just a natural move. Due to his height, Judge's hand is higher. MLB needs to get on top of this.

[@MrJeffinLodi]

Even the umpire after the game said it was the wrong call

[@waynelynch3862]

@@MrJeffinLodi Yes he did. I guess they will have to go back & reverse thousands of slides...as interference. (eyeroll)

[@lscizml]

i think you people give too much credit to the "he does it that way every time." yes im sure he does.... because it can create moments like this. thats why he does it every time.

[@RootinNRuttin]

Honestly surprised he isn’t out for the season after taking the ball off that mit…. He stubbed his toe last year and was out forever. Dude gets hurt a lot and easily to the DL for 60 days. Just a matter of time i guess

[@chrisbalsamo968]

That was no doubt a clear belt high strike

[@SupraFootwear2013]

He always slides with his hand up get over it

[@kaygokrazy3415]

So he got to stay at 2ns base after that? No out?

[@easyrock6296]

Adames should have beamed him in the big toe and put him back on the shelf so he could go work on his plate discipline…. Without this series against the brewers Judge “captain” absolutely Sucks this year!!!!!

[@mikepahira8562]

I’ve seen guys take one in the chops for not sliding early enough or getting out of the way. Some middle guys would come down way underneath to make sure you slide. I think this happened to Jorge posada one time unless I’m mistaken. Thank god that hit judge in the oven mitt or else this could have been pretty ugly.

[@trueadvisor9946]

At that game... and we all could tell it was interference.

[@LaurenGannon-e8i]

It wasn’t on purpose that’s how you talk to slide

[@RobR1216]

I wasn’t able to watch game yesterday but saw people complaining but damn.. I know why now brutal..

[@edwardlockwood2641]

Ofcourse it was on purpose. If I'm the Brewers 2nd baseman, I'd tell Judge next time it's you'll block the throw with your head.

[@rangermiller9969]

Did it really matter since they scored 15 runs anyway??

[@austinvetter2364]

Yes cuz that completely changed the outcome of the game. They were tied and should of been. And dont be that fan that says oh well they would of won by 2 still. Thats not how baseball works. It was over after this inning

[@Duffyartwork]

Completely interference, plus that ump tightened his zone and botched a couple strikes. Inning was over. Enjoy your bs win

[@mbombaby]

Agree that was interference, but that was NO bullsh$t win. They crushed them 15-5. Just like the night before.

[@lscizml]

@@mbombaby i think thats where the "bs" win comes from. this call started a big run right after the brewers tied it up.

[@johnf.rivera8046]

Oh well....... Reggie did it in the world series back in 77.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WILLINGTONBERRIO]

La próxima que apunté a la cara, para que deje la maña de estar deslizándose con la mano arriba siempre.

[@fats1927]

Judge is just trying his craft as a pass rusher during the offseason.

[@JgamerTheGoat]

He slides like that every time thought. IDK though

[@bedlambikes]

not really. Compare other clips.... he was REALLY reaching high on this one.

[@JgamerTheGoat]

@@bedlambikes he was reaching higher then normal I’ll give you that but you can argue that he does it every time. Prob should have been out though

[@Hilltopperpete]

He slides like this into second base literally every time. It's not a one-off. Whether it's a legal action all the other times may be up for debate, but this is not a freak incident. Any baserunner has to raise an arm to help balance going into the foot first slide, he's very tall, and he clearly also raises his arm in a way that may force the SS or 2B to throw around him. He's done this for what appears to be his entire career and finally got a big payoff.

[@Hilltopperpete]

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[@stuartus]

Look back at earlier footage here on KZbin. When judge slides on his back he often throws that left hand hand up. It's just the way he does it. Looks like it's steadies or balances him as he slides.

[@bronxbomber2150]

That’s what I was thinking.

[@Gruntbaseball]

This is one of those plays that if they called it one way or the other one side would feel they were wronged, it's a very interesting play

[@andrew2957]

How he slides normally doesn't matter one bit. In the context of the play, it's interference. You can't make an exception to a rule based on how one player does something.

[@berniea1923]

I’m wondering why he needs an oven mitt on that hand if he raises at 3 feet over his head when he slides feet first. hmmm

[@snerdterguson]

Because you don't know when you're standing on first if you'll be sliding in feet or hands first into second..

[@chiapets2594]

Nope thats what you call ab almost interceptio. Maybe throw better

[@christophermonroe2055]

100% interference!

[@dckillsall2425]

Dude umps have been bad this year

[@DemocracyMatters_1]

i mean the guy is 6'7....he may not have done it on purpose......or he did. im just saying, hes tall

[@rseg2707]

Interference

[@TheBatugan77]

Yankees fan here. If it was intentional, brilliant move by Aaron Judge. If the DP gets called, nothing lost. It was a DP anyway. If it doesn't get called... Well, we saw what happened.

[@rickdiaz3657]

200 IQ play by judge 😂

[@mickeybyrd7539]

Judge lover?

[@boybawang1981]

Oh dear!! Judge might get a ball to the face next double play!!

[@MsSaskue360]

It look like it. Was on purpose but why risk injury that ball is thrown to first base that could have damage his hand

[@btk03z19]

Judge has a padded mitt on his hand, there is no risk to injury that it why he did it!

[@williamculbertson3066]

Considering how much they have limited sliding in the past few years, what Judge did should be legal...

[@lscizml]

okay maybe it *should* be legal.... but *IS* it currently?

[@williamculbertson3066]

@@lscizml if it's part of his normal slide

[@lscizml]

@@williamculbertson3066 its hard to say its part of his normal slide. clips I've seen show him throwing up different arms (sometimes both). I honestly think he is trying to throw a hand in the face of the guy throwing the ball, not actually trying to hit the ball. but this time he did hit the ball and it's a judgement call by the umps, that later said they got it wrong.

[@williamculbertson3066]

@@lscizml maybe so

[@TheRfGuy]

Go watch a highlight reel of double plays. Nearly every player that is close enough to slide legally puts their hands up. Judge is tall. Considering he gets called strikes that are at his ankles, I think umps letting that slide might make up for all the low called strikes he gets. It was up to the Brewers to make an out eventually. After that play, it was 1 on, 1 out. They failed to get 8 straight runners out. That's on them.

[@Gruntbaseball]

This is a very good take

[@idknuttin]

Judge's hand was up before adames threw the ball, therefore it's adames job to throw around judge's hand. There's no rule stating you need to keep the space in front of a fielder free as a base runner similar to how the catcher has to give a lane to the runner going home

[@SmallHandsBro]

MLB said it was interference…just chill.

[@NoCoastRaps]

Can't stand the Brewers, and I want to revel in this moment but that was just a dirty play and the umpire messed up.

[@bronxbomber2150]

Grunt I think you’re wrong on this one. Judge regularly slides and puts one of his hands up, even when it is not a double play ball

[@andrew2957]

Crew chief Andy Fletcher said they missed the call on Judge’s slide. “On the field we got together and did the best we could to come up with a correct answer. After looking at it on replay, it appears that the call was missed. It was an unnatural part of his slide.”

[@snerdterguson]

Crew chief is wrong. Judge was in the base path and was sliding with his hand raised prior to the throw. It isn't the runners responsibility to make sure the fielder has a clear lane to throw in. It would be interference if the ball.was thrown and then Judge reached out to tap it, but that's not what happened.

[@davidjohnston458]

If he doesn't slide you can't just nail him with the ball and call interference....I think as long as the player's body is in the baseline the thrower should have to adjust for the runner.

[@larrygarland3728]

Wrong! The runner must make an attempt to get out of the way once he's been put out. Still, it's a judgement call most umps will make in favor of interference.

[@NoCoastRaps]

The player can just obstruct the throw and get in the way whenever he wants with this logic and say they need to adjust to the base runner

[@ImShirazz]

born and raised bronx ny, yankees are my team he always slides with his hand up, may be intentional maybe not but to me it looks like he was trying to blind the 2nd basemans view to first base and hit it on accident

[@chipmunk1227]

You’re allowed to slide into 2nd base. It’s not his fault he’s tall. If he did it on purpose there’s no way to tell. You can’t call someone out because they might have done it on purpose.

[@Duffyartwork]

His arm was straight up lol. Has nothing to do with his size

[@samuelhofkens8014]

Nobody raises their hands up in the air like that in the middle of a slide. It’s an unnatural movement and very clearly intentional. Even the umps admitted they got the call wrong after the game.

[@snerdterguson]

Judge does all the time.

[@Jeffrey125s]

How is that not called interference on the field? It’s obvious

[@travismorris9648]

That's how judge slides, look at every judge slide his hand is always up like that

[@easyrock6296]

Nope 👎 he does but when he’s way closer to the bag…. This was very exaggerated and early on purpose….

[@agrofindastation]

It sometimes he uses his right hand when the fielder moves that way, proving this is his bush league play.

[@lscizml]

i think you people give too much credit to the "he does it that way every time." yes im sure he does.... because it can create moments like this. thats why he does it every time.

[@garycooper5645]

No way on purpose.I will take it.

[@rileysamuel4360]

Grunt is a red stock fan

[@Gruntbaseball]

You know my dirty secret shit

[@b.b.5970]

🙋‍♂🥎

[@someoneyoudontknow7705]

It was on purpose. Everyone acts like Judge is this great person but he seems like a douchebag to me. That was a shitty thing to do, should’ve been called interference. Maybe a rule will be changed after this.

[@paladinguns]

will they call it the Aaron Judge rule??? How about the altuve strikes that are called on Judge???

[@snerdterguson]

You're going online to insult a stranger and you think sliding with hand up means Judge is a bad person?

[@seanm7349]

Watch Judge do slides in other games. He does it every time he slides feet first into a base. Every single time.

[@jrm2383]

So what

[@seanm7349]

@@jrm2383 It wasn't intensional.

[@lscizml]

what if he trained himself to do it every time exactly for moments like this? i dont mind a bit of a mental game, so im not hating.... but to just pass it off as coincidence is just naïve to me.

[@jrm2383]

@@seanm7349 and how do you know that

[@anthonydavella8350]

kzbin.infoQFQWoW0ryYg Saw this and made me think of all you heroes at work saving Democracy HAHA. As long in good fun and not because shes a girl;