The Blue Jays are aware that Seranthony Domínguez, one of their top relievers, appeared to be tipping his splitter against the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS on Sunday.
Video showed Yankees superstar Aaron Judge tapping his helmet on three straight splitters to conclude Ben Rice’s ninth-inning plate appearance against the right-hander. With Judge motioning from second base, Rice fouled the first splitter off before laying off the last two, which were balls, and drawing a walk.
“Yeah, looking at it,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday when asked about the footage. “You’ve got to do a good job of being clean, being tight, you know what I mean? It’s part of the game everywhere. Yeah, we’ll look at it and make any adjustments we need to make and just try to keep them off second.”