Breaking: Juan Soto is wholly unfounded in his criticism of the Blue Jays.

Juan Soto’s criticism of the Blue Jays demonstrated that they performed flawlessly.

This past weekend, the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays two out of three in a series they won, but the series’ narrative had little to do with their victories. It was all related to what the Blue Jays did with the world’s hottest hitter, Aaron Judge.

In the three games, including three in the series finale, the Jays purposefully walked Judge four times. It seemed appropriate that he issued those three walks on Sunday during his final three plate appearances of the contest. After purposefully walking him with the bases empty on Saturday, Blue Jays manager John Schneider stated he “didn’t feel like seeing him swing” and that he definitely didn’t want to see him swing on Sunday.

By walking Judge as much as they did, the Blue Jays were essentially betting that the rest of the lineup would falter.

The Jays had cause to treat Judge as cautiously as they did over the weekend, but that wasn’t something that Yankees fans and especially Juan Soto appreciated.

Regarding the Blue Jays’ treatment of Aaron Judge, Juan Soto made some incorrect remarks.

Indeed, it is awful. It ought to enrage Soto. Soto ought to be eager for a challenge from the Blue Jays. The main reason Yankees fans to the ballpark is to watch Aaron Judge crush moonshots with his bat. But consider it from Toronto’s point of view. At this point, why in the world would they even pitch to Judge?

The judge is cutting.111 games this season, 322/.456/.701 with 41 home homers and 103 RBI. That is a.701 slugging percentage, not a.701 OPS. Yes, as of August 5, he has amassed over 100 RBI and over 40 home runs. His attacking play has been utterly ludicrous.

It’s easy to forget that Judge was hitting well below.200 and had an OPS of.645 in his first 23 games of the current season. He’s slashing.363/.495/.803 since then. He has a slugging percentage of over.800 and is reaching base around 50% of the time. Although his numbers for the entire season are absurd, they appear even more concerning when that dip is taken out.

Should you wish to delve even further, Judge has been the Blue Jays’ constant tormentor. In 46 at-bats this season, he has a 1.070 OPS against them with four home runs and thirteen RBI. Against Toronto, he had the most RBI of any opponent with 13. Judge’s career OPS against the Blue Jays is 1.007 with 38 home runs in 120 games. Judge leads all Yankees in home runs scored against the Blue Jays, and he hasn’t stopped since achieving that record.

Judge got five hits in nine at-bats this series alone when he wasn’t walked or pitched around. Out of the ballpark went two of those hits. Four of the six walks he drew were deliberate. In the end, he appeared in 15 plate appearances and reached base 11. Numbers from video games.

Even though he was really good, the Blue Jays were not challenging him as the series went on, so he wasn’t really making much of an impact when he wasn’t hitting home runs.

In the three games, Judge only managed three runs, two of which came from home runs. In fifteen plate appearances, he reached base eleven times, but only managed three runs. Once, when someone else drove in, he scored. That’s a huge warning sign, and teams ought to be encouraged to walk Judge a limited amount more until his teammates show they can hurt the opposition.

Why would the Jays pitch to Judge when they know that his offensive ability is simply extraordinary? Well, they could if Soto was hitting behind him, but their lineup isn’t set up that way.