New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected on Sunday following an extremely frustrating sequence for Aaron Judge at the plate.
The Yankees were leading 3-0 in the top of the eighth inning of their game against the Tampa Bay Rays when it looked like Judge blasted his eighth home run of the season. Judge turned on a changeup from Rays reliever Eric Orze and hit a towering shot down the left-field line, but third base umpire Scott Barry called it foul.
Judge and the Yankees thought the ball wrapped around the pole in fair territory. The slugger hit the ball so high that it was difficult to tell, and the call stood upon review.
Was this Aaron Judge laser fair or foul?
— Fireside Yankees (@FiresideYankees) April 20, 2025
It was ruled a foul ball and after review, the call stood. pic.twitter.com/UwUBIQNGkN
On the very next pitch, Judge struck out looking. He felt the 3-2 offering was low and away and began to head toward first base as he got the bad news from home plate umpire Adam Beck.
At that point, Boone came out of the dugout to give Beck an earful and was quickly ejected. The manager got his money's worth and also began shouting at Barry about the foul ball ruling.
Aaron Boone has been ejected from the game pic.twitter.com/0vfuAWhLZ6
— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) April 20, 2025
Both Boone and Judge were probably more angry over the foul ball call than the called third strike. Either way, Boone wanted to speak his mind.
The Yankees went on to win 4-0, but there were plenty of frustrating moments for them throughout the game. Starting pitcher Max Fried also had a no-hitter going through six innings before losing it on a controversial scoring change.
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