Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge left baseball fans speculating wildly after his mysterious actions during an at-bat Monday night against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Sorry, conspiracy theorists, but there was no foul play involved. Judge’s post-game explanation made that perfectly clear.

Before the New York Yankees star blasted a 462-foot homer in the eighth off reliever Jay Jackson, he glanced more than once in an unusual direction.

A video of Blue Jays announcers Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez saying, “Where’s he looking,” and “It’s really, really unusual,” went viral and sparked rampant speculation.

After the Yankees’ 7-4 win, Judge smiled when asked about the at-bat. He was concerned about the activity in the dugout after manager Aaron Boone’s ejection three pitches earlier. Boone had argued a called strike on Judge.

“There was a lot of tripping from our dugout which I really didn’t like in a 6-0 game,” Judge said (via The New York Post). “I know Boonie got tossed. I was trying to save Boonie by calling time-out. … I was kind of trying to see who was tripping in the dugout. Boonie got tossed. It’s 6-0, Boonie got tossed, let’s get to work.

“I’m kind of looking, like, ‘Who’s still talking here?’ It’s 6-0, our manager got tossed, he did his job, let’s go back to playing ball.”

That is a totally rational explanation for what seemed very mysterious a short time earlier. Judge’s actions showed the kind of leadership you expect from the Yankees captain and franchise player. He continued his leadership role after his at-bat.

“I said a couple of things to some guys in the dugout, and especially after the game,” Judge said. “Hopefully it won’t happen again.”

And just like that, a potential scandal (Judge sign-stealing!) all Yankees haters dreamed of died on the vine.

[New York Post; Photo Credit: SN]

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