New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the fifth time this season during yesterday’s game against the Houston Astros. The ejection followed a called strike on a low pitch from Astros’ Jason Alexander to Ryan McMahon— a call Boone disagreed with. In an audio clip captured by the YES Network and reported by the New York Post, Boone said, “You need to fix it,” adding, “You f–king need to fix it.”
Plate umpire Derek Thomas made the decision to eject Boone after previous controversial calls, including questionable strikes against Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, and Aaron Judge, which contributed to the tension. Boone has been ejected 44 times since becoming manager in 2018, according to NBC New York statistics. Last season, Boone was also ejected by Thomas following an altercation after a walk to Marcell Ozuna.
Following Boone’s removal, the Yankees continued the game without him. Houston, already leading by two runs at the time, extended their lead en route to a 7-1 victory. Boone’s ejection added another factor to the post-game analysis for the Yankees.
Pitcher Max Fried also expressed frustration with an umpiring decision. Fried believed he had recorded a called third strike against Cam Smith, but the call was not made in his favor. “It definitely would have been nice,” Fried said in a post-game interview reported by NBC New York. “No one’s going to look back and really care. You got to be able to make the pitch and get out of it.”
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