It only took one pitch for Yankees to be ripped off by ALDS umpire in Toronto

An unseasonably warm day in Toronto. The first ever Yankees-Blue Jays playoff clash. Luis Gil. Kevin Gausman. Finally, a reset, and a chance for New York to prove that their regular season struggles in this city could be invalidated by a late-campaign surg -- oh, never mind, the umpires decided to mettle approximately one second into the series.

And, you're not going to believe this, but the first botched call went in Toronto's favor! What are the odds?

As Trent Grisham stepped into the box to take aim at Gausman, he topped a grounder to first, which just stayed fair. Vlad Guerrero Jr. stepped on the bag, and the out was recorded. Grisham never ran. Usually, there's a reason for that.

Grisham, as it turned out, was well aware that the ball had bounced off his toe. He wasn't just admiring his dribbler handiwork. He knew where the ball had struck. Somehow, home plate umpire Chris Segal couldn't pick up on it. Aaron Boone came out to argue for a show of faith, but it was all to no avail.

There was nothing for Boone and Grisham to do here. Wasn't worth a challenge, even if it had been challengeable. The situation just relied upon the home plate umpire to use logic and determine - by the sound, by Grisham's reaction, and by the trajectory of the ball - what had happened. He, of course, didn't. One pitch, one out, one botch.

Yankees' Trent Grisham called out on ground ball that clearly hit his foot by home plate umpire Chris Segal

There's nothing fans love to blame more than the umpire. Every borderline pitch is screenshotted in the MLB app. Every bang-bang play is analyzed from myriad angles. Sometimes, the home plate ump really decides to put his imprint on things and squelch a rally all by himself in the deciding game in Chicago.

In the grand scheme of things, there is probably not going to be a less impactful blown call than this one. Still, it's a low bar to clear. Make the proper call. Use your eyes. Think about why baseballs would behave a certain way. It took one pitch for a Yankee batter to get ripped off, and for the road crowd around him to get riled up. Hopefully, things get better from here, and the eyes get sharper.