Aaron Judge bobbles catch after bump with fan, gets interference call on umpire review
Aaron Judge got an out the adventurous way during the sixth inning of the New York Yankees' game on Tuesday.
With two outs and no runners on base, Cleveland Guardians center fielder Angel Martínez hit a fly ball that veered into foul territory in right field. Judge had the ball all the way up to the wall, but a fan got his hands in the way just as it was about to hit leather.
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The two-time AL MVP made a valiant effort on the bobble, but eventually had it fall to the ground.
The Yankees quickly challenged the call on fan interference and succeeded. Martinez was called out to end the inning. There have been no reports of the fan being ejected.
The play was an odd moment in what has so far been another stellar season for Judge, who was named AL Player of the Month for May earlier Tuesday. He entered Tuesday slashing .391/.485/.764, with all three numbers tops in the AL. He is the overwhelming favorite to win his second straight MVP award.
Fan interference has been a recurring issue over the past eight months or so. The Yankees experienced two different incidents in the 2024 World Series, and there was another one in April that saw Mike Trout and a Houston Astros fan make nice after the game.
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