ESPN called out on social media for showing Aaron Judge home run chase during Auburn-Mizzou game

ESPN is broadcasting the Auburn-Mizzou game on Saturday afternoon, but a decision made by the TV crew is taking heat on social media.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had 60 home runs entering Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox. One more would tie him with Roger Maris for the American League’s all-time single-season home run record.

But, let’s just say Auburn and Mizzou fans didn’t seem to care about the chase for history when the ESPN broadcast went split-screen to show both moments.

As you can see below, fans were irate on social media that their SEC football game was interrupted with baseball:

ESPN just cut to Aaron Judge striking out looking with a split screen during the Mizzou-Auburn game, with the Tigers in the red zone……

— KTGR Big Show (@KTGRBigShow) September 24, 2022

ESPN cutting into the Auburn game to show Aaron Judge at-bat IN CASE he hits a home run ahahahahaha

— Ben Flanagan (@ThisBenFlanagan) September 24, 2022

ESPN is literally cutting to Aaron Judge chasing 61, split screen during the Mizzou-Auburn game.

— Brenden Schaeffer? (@bschaeffer12) September 24, 2022

Wow. Glad to see we went picture-in-picture and interrupt the Auburn game to watch Aaron Judge strike out on 3 pitches.

Never do that again, ESPN.

— Zack Webster (@ZackWeb95) September 24, 2022

https://twitter.com/jeff_pickles/status/1573724112563752960

Oh ESPN, no one watching an Auburn game at 11am gives a rat’s ass about Aaron Judge.

— Kasey Kaschak (@KaschakAU) September 24, 2022

ESPN split screening Mizzou-Auburn to show Aaron Judge striking out in 36 seconds was the funniest sports moment of 2022.

— Andrew Riordan (@AndrewRiordan7) September 24, 2022

Now interrupting my AUBURN game for stupid Aaron Judge?!? ???

— Mambo Moondog (@mambomoondog) September 24, 2022

I could give two shake a of a rats ass about Aaron judge

— Avery Mayo (@AuburnAves24) September 24, 2022

Bro I dont care about Aaron Judge I’m trying to watch Auburn…

— DTuck (@dtuck63) September 24, 2022

NOBODY CARES ABOUT AARON JUDGE

— de?️ressed Auburn Fan (@AuburnHatesMe) September 24, 2022

Judge struck out in his at-bat, so we’ll see what happens next time he comes to the plate. If ESPN does another live look-in, it won’t be popular in SEC country.

Adam Spencer

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