Blue Jays pitcher accuses Aaron Judge of lying about side-eye ‘cheating’

The Toronto Blue Jays won’t let the Aaron Judge cheating scandal die, and Chris Bassitt is the latest pitcher to accuse him of lying.

Before I start, I must say, again, that Aaron Judge did not cheat.

There is nothing illegal with taking advantage when an opposing pitcher is tipping his/her pitches. It happens all the time. Even relaying said tipped pitches, which is what Chris Bassitt suggested occurred when Judge hit a home run against Toronto earlier this month, is perfectly fine.

Even the Blue Jays pitcher, Jay Jackson, who gave up the home run to judge admitted he was tipping his pitches. There is no story here.

“From what I was told, I was kind of tipping the pitch,” said Jackson, per The Athletic. “It was (less) my grip when I was coming behind my ear. It was the time it was taking me from my set position, from my glove coming from my head to my hip. On fastballs, I was kind of doing it quicker than on sliders. They were kind of picking up on it.”

Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt calls out Aaron Judge…again

So…what exactly is Bassitt calling out here, despite discussing controversy with Chris Rose just to talk about it? Judge claimed he was looking towards the Yanks dugout because some of his teammates were chirping in Toronto’s direction.

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

Bassitt called that a lie. This comes after the Blue Jays filed a complaint to MLB, and tried to ensure the Yankees third base and first base coaches stayed inside the coaches’ box, rather than wandering about elsewhere, where they could possibly relay signs to one of their hitters.

As fun as this weeks-old conversation is for us, the Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last 10 games and sit in last place in crowded AL East. Perhaps they should focus on that for awhile, rather than the Yankees and Judge.