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Gerrit Cole and the Yankees were about ready to charge the field after Aaron Judge was hit by a pitch by Alek Manoah on Sunday. But the New York outfielder and Blue Jays hurler helped defuse the situation.

In the bottom of the fifth inningMLB Autographed Memorabilia, with the Blue Jays leading 2-1, Judge was plunked on the elbow guard by the first pitch of the at-bat. With a base ope atlanta braves championship gear n at first, it was easy to speculate that the pitch atlanta brave shirts might have been intentional as it took the bat out of Judge's hands and set up a REEFforce out at any base.

When Judge was hit, he was clearly frustrated — as, it appeared, was Manoah — but the Yankee dugout was even hotter.

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After he reached first base, Judge walked back over to Manoah as the Yankee dugout remained on the verge of clearing, and had a brief conversation with the pitcher. He gave Manoah a pat and went back to first base as the Yankees went back into the dugout. The Yankees went on to win the game 4-2.

Manoah explained after the game he has been struggling with his sinker over the past five or six starts, and that hitting Judge was not intentional, while issuing a challenge to Cole.

"I looked at [ atlanta braves jersey 2t Judge] and said, 'I'm not trying to do that.' I think he understood that," Manoah said, per Sportsnet's Shi Davidi. "And I think if Gerrit wants to do something he can walk past the Audi sign next time."

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Judge said he didn't believe he was hit intentionally, and described the dugouts clearing as the "heat of the moment," according to the YES Network. He explained he wanted to calm the Yankees' dugout down because he didn't "want anyone else getting thrown out."

I was justBryce Harper kind of moving on to the next play. I know [Anthony] Rizzo had a big at-bat behind me and I'd be a little happier with getting a couple runs then us brawling out Carlos Correa Twins Jerseys there and losing a couple guys.

Cole said he wasn't sure if Judge was hit intentionally, but said Judge was hit and "we had been dusted several times."

"[Judge is] playing the men s atlanta braves jersey defuser, I guess," Cole said, according to the YES Network.

Manoah had been having issues missing up-and-in during the start. His Baseball Savant pitch chart shows plenty of fastballs and sinkers in the upper-left corner, away from left-handed hitters and well up and inside for right-handed batters.

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Manoah has also struggled with coming in too close to batters. Since the start of the 2021 season, only Charlie Morton has hit more batters (31) than Manoah (28), and Morton has thrown 65.2 more innings and faced 257 more batters, per Stathead.

Judge might also be one of the most feared hitters in baseball, but Manoah has historically pitched him well. Manoah, who debuted in 2021, entered Sunday's contest against the Yankees having held Judge to just one hit — a home run — in 15 plate appearances with five strikeouts.

And when it comes to the heavyweight battle suggested by the Yankee broadcast — and Manoah's challenge —MLB Small Jewelry Cole probably doe atlanta braves jersey classic sn't want to face Manoah. Cole is certainly no slouch in terms of size at 6-4, 220 pounds, but if it was to lead to a clash, Judge, who stands 6-7, 282 pounds, is the much better match for the 6-6, 260-pound Manoah.