MLB Fans Roast Bizarre Yankees-Dodgers Collab Merchandise at Yankee Stadium

June 8, 2024 Jimm Sallivan

MLB fans attending the interleague series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees in the Bronx this weekend have an opportunity to go home with one of the strangest souvenirs to emerge this season.

While the two teams battle on the field, shops around Yankee Stadium are selling split caps featuring the names and numbers of sluggers Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani.

It looks about as odd as it sounds.

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani split caps ahead of the Yankees-Dodgers showdown this weekend 👀

Would you wear one of these? pic.twitter.com/z1lXK7ug3j

— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2024

The Yankees are also selling Ohtani jerseys at their home park this weekend.

It’s not like this series is Ohtani’s first at Yankee Stadium, either. The two-way star appeared in 13 games (including two starts on the mound) in the Bronx while playing in the American League for the Los Angeles Angels from 2018 to ’23.

Fans fired off their takes once MLB’s official social media accounts shared a photo of the odd split hat:

Who were these made for 😂

— Sofie 🏳️‍🌈 (@sofieballgame) June 7, 2024

actually hideous

— Imagyn (@_imagyn) June 7, 2024

No super cheesy and make zero sense

— Limited Everywhere (@LimitedEver12) June 7, 2024

https://t.co/5d81LWATrO pic.twitter.com/3p5oSyPlac

— Molly (@FSUmollz) June 8, 2024

Ohtani pinstripe watch https://t.co/JZurRXsxdM

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) June 7, 2024

Whoever buys this hat will feature two of the top hitters in baseball on their melon.

Entering this weekend’s series, Ohtani is batting .318/.385/.588 with 15 homers in 61 games. Judge is hitting .289/.423/.658—good for a league-high 201 OPS+—with 19 doubles and 21 homers in 64 games.

4 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

Aaron Judge’s First Career Ejection Elicited a Fiery Response From Anthony Rizzo

Aaron Judge was handed an early trip to the clubhouse in the New York Yankees' tilt against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.

With one out in the seventh inning and New York clinging to a 5–3 lead, Judge was called out on strikes by home plate umpire Ryan Blakney. Judge disagreed with the call and said a few words to Blakney as he walked back to the Yankees' dugout. A few seconds later, Blakney threw Judge out of the game.

It was Judge's first career ejection in his 870th MLB game. Per YES Network's Seth Rothman, the moment also marked the first time a Yankees captain was ejected from a game since Don Mattingly on May 13, 1994. Derek Jeter, who was the Yankees' captain from 2003 to '14, was never ejected in his 20-year career.

Aaron Judge gets ejected for the first time in his MLB career pic.twitter.com/2dzjp45kju
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 4, 2024

The Yankees weren't pleased with Blakney's decision. Judge walked back to argue more with Blakney, and he was quickly joined by New York manager Aaron Boone. Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo shouted his opinion from the dugout railing.

As is custom, baseball commentator Jomboy provided fans on social media with some lip reading.

Editor's note: The video below contains profanity.

“That’s the softest shit I’ve ever seen” pic.twitter.com/QriZ7unzoP
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) May 4, 2024

Trent Grisham replaced Judge in center field to start the top of the eighth inning. The Yankees finished off the 5–3 win to improve to 22–13, good for second place in the AL East.

7 Jun 24 Jimm Sallivan

Dodgers vs. Yankees Prediction, Odds, Pick and Probable Pitchers for Friday, June 7

All eyes in the baseball world will be firmly set on this weekend's interleague series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, which could very well be a preview of this season's World Series.

The Yankees have looked like the best team in the Majors so far, sporting a spotless 45-19 record while leading all teams in a plethora of metrics. Game 1 of the three-game set is on Friday night.

Let's dive into everything you need to know to bet on tonight's game.

All odds listed in this article are via FanDuel Sportsbook

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Moneyline

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Dodgers

Yoshinobu Yamamoto: The Dodgers' pitching staff, including their starter for Game 1 Yoshinobu Yamamoto is going to have their hands full this weekend. The Yankees lead the Majors in OPS this season at .776 while also rocking a stunning .825 OPS over the last 30 days. Strong pitching is going to be a must if they want to win Game 1 tonight.

Yankees

Aaron Judge: Aaron Judge has been on an unbelievable roll of late. Over the last 30 days, he has a batting average of .387, an OPS of 1.491, and he's hit 14 dingers. He's the key to every game for the Yankees moving forward.

Juan Soto is going through an injury scare right now, but that shouldn't scare us bettors away from taking the Yankees as home underdogs.

The Yankees have statistically been the best team in baseball this season so I'm surprised they're this big of underdogs to the Dodgers at home on Friday night. Over the last 30 days, the Yankees have an eye-popping OPS of .825 while the Dodgers have an OPS of just .708, which ranks 14th in the Majors. I'll take New York at home.

Cody Peteet may be still of an unknown entity for the Yankees, but he's looked solid in his first two starts, giving up just three earned runs in 11.0 innings. If he can keep that going tonight, New York is going to be a great underdog bet.

Pick: Yankees +120

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You can check out all of Iain's bets here!

7 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

Aaron Boone Says He Awarded Aaron Judge the Game Ball After First Ejection

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge was ejected for the first time in his career during Saturday's clash with the Detroit Tigers after voicing his displeasure with a called third strike to home plate umpire Ryan Blakney.

During an appearance on the Talkin' Yanks podcast on Tuesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who is no stranger to being ejected from ballgames, weighed in on the incident and revealed what he said to Judge after the game.

"It was surprising. I don't think he should've got ejected," Boone said. "He's walking away, he's not in an aggressive stance or anything, like, come on, man."

Boone said that he rewarded Judge with the game ball after New York's 5–3 win over the Tigers, and joked that he gave him a, "Welcome to the club."

After Judge's ejection, Boone gave him the game ball and a "welcome to the club" pic.twitter.com/nYFmJ6d4hp
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) May 7, 2024

Boone was ejected seven times last season, which was tied with Cincinnati Reds skipper David Bell for the most in MLB. Already with two ejections under his belt in 2024, Boone paces the American League, a feat he's stunningly achieved in each season since 2021, a span during which he's been tossed 24 times.

Judge, who had gone 869 games without getting ejected in his career, was the first Yankees captain since Don Mattingly in 1994 to get thrown out of a game.

Judge didn't elaborate when asked what was said between him and Blakney, telling reporters that he preferred to leave it out on the field.

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