New York Yankees’ manager, Aaron Boone, has received a one-game suspension following his third ejection in two weeks. Michael Hill, Major League Baseball’s senior vice president for on-field operations, stated that the disciplinary action was “for his recent conduct toward major league umpires, including the actions following his ejection from Thursday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.” Boone has now been ejected from four games this season, which is one more than the Reds’ David Bell and the Cardinals’ Oliver Marmol.
Boone’s Response
Boone returned from his suspension on Saturday and has vowed to keep fighting for his team. However, he did acknowledge that he might need to be more mindful of not crossing a line with umpires in the future. He stated that he will not change his behavior, but instead, he will try to be better at knowing where that line is. Boone leads the majors with nine ejections last season, when no other manager had more than five.
During a game against Baltimore Orioles, Boone became infuriated with the plate umpire Edwin Moscoso’s strike zone and was ejected from the game. During the argument, Boone held up four fingers, signaling he believed Moscoso missed four pitches. Boone also became angry when Moscoso walked away during the argument and first-base umpire Chris Guccione, the crew chief, stood between the two when Boone tried to reengage Moscoso. Boone may have even spat on an umpire while arguing.
In another incident, on May 15, Boone was thrown out by Clint Vondrak in the eighth inning in Toronto when he argued a 1-1 pitch to Aaron Judge and prolonged the argument. Before exiting to the dugout, Boone took gum out of his mouth and flung it at some of the padding at Rogers Centre.
Boone’s Future
Boone has stated that he will try to stay in games while fighting for what he thinks is important and keep an edge when he walks out there. He also mentioned that he does not necessarily think he should have been ejected from a couple of the games. Boone watched Friday’s 5-1 loss to the San Diego Padres from general manager Brian Cashman’s suite.
Boone’s 30 career ejections are sixth among current managers, even though his 761 games entering Saturday were far fewer than those who have more ejections: Bruce Bochy (78 in 4,082 games), Bob Melvin (55 in 2,831), Terry Francona (47 in 3,510), Bud Black (35 in 2,284), and Buck Showalter (34 in 3,283). Boone is averaging an ejection every 25 games, a significantly faster pace than Bochy and Melvin (52), Black (65), Francona (75), and Showalter (97).
Aaron Boone has been disciplined for his recent conduct towards major league umpires, and he has vowed to keep fighting for his team. Boone has acknowledged that he may need to be more mindful of not crossing the line with umpires and will try to stay in games while fighting for what he thinks is important. Boone’s ejection rate is significantly higher than other managers in the league and will have to take measures to control his behavior in the future.
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