Blue Jays were annoyed by Aaron Judge’s wandering gaze before the home run

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If the eyes have it, is there something wrong?

The Blue Jays got scared Monday night at Rogers Center after an eighth-inning home run by Yankees hitter Aaron Judge, his second of the game in a 7-4 Bronx Bombers win.

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Video replays prior to Jays trigger Jay Jackson’s massive 462-foot home run shows Judge’s eyes moving and taking a look at what appeared to be the Yankees’ dugouts. The Jays certainly felt something was amiss and will continue to review the situation ahead of Game 2 of the four-game series on Tuesday.

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“I saw it,” said Jays manager John Schneider, who came later than usual to his media availability after the game after no doubt revisiting the incident in the eighth inning. “Kind of odd for a batsman to look that way. He’s obviously looking in that direction for a reason, and he’s delving a little more into it tonight and tomorrow, making sure we’re doing everything we can to make ourselves susceptible to bias.

“But yeah, it was kind of weird to see him looking over there just before a pitch came up.”

When Schneider was pressed for the judge while batting — which also resulted in Yankees manager Aaron Boone being sent off for feuding with balls and batting — he didn’t give up his suspicions.

“I’m not the caliber of hitter that Aaron Judge has and never had, but he’s obviously looking for something other than the pitcher for a reason at this point in his shot,” Schneider said.

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Initially, Jackson believed he had pitched well against one of the best batsmen in the game, a view that quickly changed as the inning ended.

“When I got back to the dugout, one of the trainers told me that if you see the video, you’ll be mad,” Jackson said. “He said they tip pitches.”

After the game, Jackson took a closer look, particularly after his fiancé alerted him to the growing excitement surrounding the incident.

“I really haven’t seen that in batsmen,” Jackson said. “I can’t say what he did. We’ll see what comes of it and next time we’ll have a different game plan.

“I’m not going to oppose any organization … but for him to be at his peak for so long, it seemed like it wasn’t just a look and a switch of eyes to get back on the pitcher.”

When asked about the situation after the game, Judge was reluctant to respond.

“I saw a lot of twittering from our dugout, which I didn’t really like in the situation where it’s a 6-0 game,” said Judge. “I was trying to save (manager Aaron Boone). Wait here, let me work here. I’ve been trying to find out who’s chirping in the dugout. Like the one still talking here. It’s 6-0. Let’s play some ball again.”