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Michael Kadlick

Aaron Judge Flatly Summed Up Umpire's 'Missed' Call on Would-Be Home Run

Judge was robbed of a home run in the Yankees' 4-0 win over the Rays on Sunday. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was seemingly robbed of his eighth home run of the season on Sunday afternoon during his team's 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. After the 32-year-old launched what looked to be a fair ball to deep left field in the top of the 8th inning, the umpire crew ruled the hit foul and, upon further review, upheld it.

Judge's manager, Aaron Boone, ripped the blown call after the game, calling it "remarkable" that they missed it. Judge himself—while bluntly summing up what had happened—decided to take a more measured approach.

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