TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge’s shoulder wasn’t the only thing feeling cranky Tuesday afternoon. While MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred may have doled out dubious penalties on the Houston Astros and their sign-stealing scandal, the New York Yankees right fielder ruled on the justice he would’ve served.
Holding court with reporters, Judge essentially called the penalties weak sauce.
"I wasn't a fan of the punishment, I thought that was a little weak for a player-driven scheme"
– Aaron Judge on the Astros pic.twitter.com/8WZHWjBnVo
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) February 18, 2020
Judge also noted the Astros didn’t earn their championship and should be stripped of their 2017 World Series title.
Aaron Judge says the Astros should be stripped of their 2017 World Series title:
"It doesn't hold any value, it wasn't earned" pic.twitter.com/adbZDYEPlq
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) February 18, 2020
Plus, Judge added why he decided to delete his congratulatory Instagram post to Jose Altuve on being named 2017 AL MVP.
Aaron Judge admits he deleted a tweet congratulating Jose Altuve on his 2017 AL MVP:
"They cheated, that didn't sit well with me. That post didn't mean the same anymore" pic.twitter.com/al44qbpNme
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) February 18, 2020
One can’t really blame Judge especially, that was a lot of hardware left on the table in what should’ve been a magical ending to 2017.