“Pathetic” “The most cowardly move” - MLB fans react as Blue Jays intentionally walk Aaron Judge after Yankees captain blasts two-run homer

In the Yankees’ first series of August against rivals Toronto Blue Jays, Aaron Judge’s fear-dominance is evident. After losing the series opener on Friday, the Yankees are now 4-1 and in the top of the fifth inning.

The Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his team the first run and an early lead with a solo homer in the first inning. However, Judge quickly returned the favor with his 41st homer of the season, a two-run home run, in the same inning. Trent Grisham extended the lead with a two-run homer in the next inning.

Jose Berrios, who had a 3.93 ERA in 130.2 innings prior to this start, intentionally walked Judge in his second at-bat. Gleyber Torres’ strikeout closed the inning safely, but this enraged a large section of fans who fumed at the Blue Jays for avoiding Judge.

They took to social media to voice their distress.

“Might be the most cowardly move ive ever seen,” a fan tweeted.

“Pathetic,” a fan replied.

“Wowww they’re scared af,” a fan commented.

While some fans are upset over Judge missing a potential chance to make his MVP candidacy stronger, a few fans found it practical given his top-class form this year.

“Surprised this doesn't happen more often,” a fan tweeted.

"Should have walked him in the first. Why would you ever pitch to him with a man on base? Any manager who does should be fired on the spot," a fan replied.

“This should happen every AB in the playoffs. You just can't let this guy beat you," a fan commented.

However, even though he got a free base, the Yankees’ lineup failed to follow him, raising questions about the rest of the team’s lack of strength in case Judge has an off-day. After him, Juan Soto has been consistently leading the Yankees.

Aaron Judge's MVP season in making

The New York Yankees are contending for the AL East Division pennant with their season record of 65-46, tying with rivals Baltimore Orioles. And a great part of the credit goes to Aaron Judge, who’s playing an MVP-caliber season this year.

Judge currently leads the American League stats chart in home runs (41), RBIs (103), OBP (.450), SLG (.702), OPS (1.152) and WAR (7.4).

According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, Judge’s 298th career home run tonight is 19 more than any other player in their first 1,000 career games.

If things continue like this and the Yankees break their World Series drought, it would surely make a strong case for Aaron Judge's second MVP candidacy this season.