The New York Yankees are hosting the Miami Marlins for the final three games of the 2020 MLB season this weekend. During the opener of the series on Friday night, the Yankees slugger Aaron Judge received a strict strike three call.
Aaron Boone was fired immediately after the suspicious call. Boon thugs came out to argue with home plate umpire John Tumpen, and the Yankees’ manager added a bit of colorful language while handling his frustrations.
In a complaint to Tumpen, Boone promised to praise Merlin’s right-hander Sandy Alcantara’s sinker, but explained that for the last pitch, the so-called slider strike was not “good.” He added certain words in between. (See here).
Here is a look at the strike three calls received by the judge on behalf of the full judge:
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The Marlins (29-28) are battling to secure a playoff spot in this year’s extended, 16-team field. Entering Friday’s game, Miami’s magic score was below two. This will be the Marlins’ first post-season appearance since 2003, when they offended the Yankees in six games and won their second World Series title in franchise history.
Meanwhile the Yankees (32૨-6 mean) Sept. They are hoping to return to the form they were in when they finished winning the Season-High-10 game from -19-1. Since then, New York has dropped four of five games in the last two games against the Toronto Blue Jays and has scored just two runs overall. Entering Friday, the Yankees have the fifth postseason seed in the American League. Chances are the Yankees could come in eighth and final seed this weekend; They have two games ahead of the Blue Jays with three games left to play. The Blue Jays will wrap up their 2020 season with a three-match series against the Baltimore Rio.
CBS Sports has you covered the daily updates of the postseason picture. You can see the latest status and postseason brackets here. The 2020 MLB postseason is set to begin on Tuesday.
