US EditionYankees’ Aaron Boone on Ejection: Ump Flipped Out on Me!
TORONTO, ONTARIO, JUL 23 – Yankees manager Aaron Boone and pitching coach Matt Blake were ejected after disputing a controversial strike call amid a critical AL East series decider, with Blue Jays leading the division.
- In their tenth matchup of the season, the New York Yankees were defeated 8-4 by Toronto at Rogers Centre.
- In the seventh inning, Yankees manager Aaron Boone was thrown out after he and pitching coach Matt Blake disputed a high strike call.
- The Blue Jays scored two runs in each inning from the fourth through seventh, while the Yankees committed four errors and fell four games behind Toronto in the AL East.
- Boone said DH'ing Aaron Judge for the 22nd time this season was a planned rest to avoid Rogers Centre's turf, with Judge stating he is 'alright' after wincing in Tuesday’s game.
- Boone acknowledged the Yankees had a rough defensive night, saying 'we've got to obviously tighten it up' as the team conceded the AL East series to the Blue Jays.
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Yankees’ Aaron Boone on ejection: Ump flipped out on me!
TORONTO — Last Friday was the six-year anniversary of a Yankees manager/umpire argument that will live on forever because of Jomboy’s Talkin’ Yanks video, Aaron Boone’s infamous “My guys are (bleeping) savages in that (bleeping) box” rant.
Yankees’ Aaron Boone, Matt Blake get ejected as tensions boil over in Toronto
After the Yankees' Anthony Volpe was called out on strikes on what appeared to be a strike well above the zone, pitching coach Matt Blake was tossed before Aaron Boone got the heave-ho — but not before he got his money's worth as he got in the face of home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez.
Yankees’ Aaron Judge says he’s fine after wince, gets DH day vs. Blue Jays
TORONTO — Aaron Judge said he is alright after cameras caught him wincing during the seventh inning of Tuesday’s win over the Blue Jays. The moment occurred after the right fielder ran down an Alejandro Kirk flyball near the corner for the second out of the inning. With Bo Bichette tagging from second base, Judge threw the ball in to Jazz Chisholm Jr. before the YES Network showed him grimacing and clutching his right hand in a fist. “I make fac…
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