Generally, being “officiated differently” is usually a complaint reserved for the NBA. But after just about four full seasons of data, it has to be said: Yankees superstar Aaron Judge does not get Superstar Calls.
He doesn’t even get normal calls.
Yet again on Friday night, home plate umpire John Tumpane proved that umpires haven’t learned a single thing about Judge’s body, the different angles his height creates, and the fact that pitches that come in around his shins — which he physically cannot reach — simply can’t be called strikes.