Following the fifth inning of the Yankees' game against the New York Mets, Volpe tossed back the baseball in Judge's direction as part of a between-innings ritual. Unfortunately, Judge's attention was elsewhere and he didn't see the ball flying straight toward his head.

Anthony Volpe accidently hit Judge in the face with a toss, one of many mistakes the Yankees made in their 12-6 loss to the Mets for their sixth straight defeat.