The manager essentially acknowledged the Red Sox were trying to hit Judge on Sunday. Cora spoke to officials on Monday, and the issue is now considered closed.

Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 53rd homer, and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 to open a three-game AL East lead over second-place Baltimore.

When asked about Cora escaping unpunished, Yankees skipper Aaron Boone indicated that he was already past the incident and looking toward the future, though he didn't hesitate to sneak in a subtle diss at his team's arch rivals.

Aaron Judge was hitless in his most recent game (0-for-3), but will take another crack at it when the New York Yankees face Logan Gilbert and the Seattle Mariners on Thursday at 4:10 PM ET on

After Anthony Rizzo and Cabrera struck out, Alex Verdugo singled. Torres looped a single to center and Soto walked to load the bases. Judge fell behind 1-and-2 before lining a 97-mph fastball to left for a two-run single that made it 4-0.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will not face suspension from the MLB after seemingly hinting that pitcher Brayan Bello purposefully threw at New

Alex Cora, manager of the Boston Red Sox, after suggesting a possible intentional pitch to Aaron Judge, the star of the New York Yankees, speaks out about the situation. Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will not face a suspension from MLB following his comments suggesting Brayan Bello‘s pitch to New York Yankees star Aaron Judge was intentional.

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have had a bitter end to their season opposing each other. Boston and New York squared off a handful of times throughout