Yankees’ Aaron Judge faces heat for not trying to make throw to plate vs. Blue Jays

Aaron Judge‘s return to right field wasn’t exactly a smashing success for the New York Yankees.

Playing right field for the first time since late July when he strained his flexor tendon while making a throw at Rogers Centre, Judge raised some eyebrows with a decision in the first inning Friday against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees captain didn’t try to gun down Daulton Varsho at the plate on a Nathan Lukes bloop single with two out.

Instead, Judge tossed it to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., giving Lukes a two-run single and the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. Varsho was just getting to third base when Judge picked up the ball.

The toss was measured at 67.9 m.p.h. by MLB Statcast and Varsho slid in without a play.

Asked about the decision not to go home with the ball after the Ya