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Blue Jays SP Alek Manoah Hits Aaron Judge, Nearly Incites Brawl

With first base open in a 2–1 game on Sunday afternoon in the Bronx, Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah hit Aaron Judge with a fastball up and in.

After getting plunked, Judge gave Manoah a look and had some words for the Blue Jays starter.

Eventually, Judge began walking up the first base line and waved some of the Yankees players back to the dugout, including pitcher Gerrit Cole who walked out onto the field and began yelling in the direction of Manoah.

As mentioned on the YES Network, Manoah had been missing up and in to righties throughout the game, so on one hand the pitch that hit Judge could be viewed as unintentional.