Umpires Eject the Blue Jays for nothing, a breakdown

May 13, 2022 2.6M views 9:14

What Happened

On May 13, 2022, the Blue Jays were beating the Yankees 3-0 in the Bronx when Giancarlo Stanton crushed a tying home run off Yusei Kikuchi (the breakdown's mics misname the pitcher). On the next at-bat, Toronto reliever's pitch hit a Yankees batter, and Aaron Judge immediately started barking from the dugout that Toronto was throwing at people. The umpires huddled, then ejected a Blue Jays player and eventually manager Charlie Montoyo, who walked out smiling in disbelief. The crew's stated reasoning traced back to earlier jawing between Josh Donaldson and a Yankees player, which both Donaldson and the catcher waved off.

Why This Matters

Intentional-pitch ejections live in a gray zone. Umpires can issue warnings or toss players for throwing at hitters, but they have to read intent, and that's where this one fell apart. The crew leaned on a backstory about Donaldson trading words innings earlier, then ejected the visiting side while the Yankees laughed in the dugout. Jomboy's point is that the Bronx crowd and Judge's loud campaigning seemed to tilt the call, not the actual mechanics of the pitch. The bitter twist came in the seventh: a pitch sailed near Bo Bichette's head, no warning was enforced, and Montoyo got ejected a second time for arguing the double standard. For a 2022 Toronto club fighting for a playoff spot, losing your manager twice over judgment calls stung. Toronto and the Yankees would spar all season.

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Who / What Is Involved

Players: Aaron Judge. Teams: Blue Jays.

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The Toronto Blue Jays are in the Bronx and they're beating the Yankees three to nothing.

But the Yankees have runners on the corners and the tying run at the plate in Jean-Claude

Lowe, Michael Cruz, Stanton.

He is ready to hit the pitcher.

Jimmy Garcia is ready to pitch.