Aaron Boone Gets Tossed (Again), Ruthlessly Ridicules Umpire For Missing Pitch Calls
The Cursing of the Boonebino!
New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone put on a real show in Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
Boone didn't last till the end of the game after getting ejected by home umpire Laz Diaz, but the ticket back to the clubhouse for Boone proved worth the price of admission.
Home umpire Laz Diaz and manager Aaron Boone. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
In a fit of rage, Aaron Boone argued Diaz's bad streak of strikeout calls with Kyle Higashioka up to bat and Chicago's Bryan Shaw on the mound.
Boone earned his sixth ejection of the season in the crucial eighth inning, down 2-1 against Chicago at Guaranteed Rate Field.
To essentially tell Diaz how to do his job, Boone penciled a line in the ground with his finger, arguing the ump's calculations of the strike zone against New York's batters were sloppy.
Manager Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees argues strikes. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Aaron Boone cursed at the ump and mocked Diaz's strikeout calls at the plate to really drive his grievances home. It didn't take long for Diaz to toss Boone, which then cranked the Yanks manager's tirade to 11.
"You f**king stink," Boone shouted at Diaz.
"I hear about it every f**king day," Boone added, with Diaz returning the verbal spars.
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Boone may have felt like Spartacus at the moment, though the images from the game weren't flattering.
Boone did his best to clown Diaz. By the end of the night, both Diaz and the Yanks ended as the butt of a joke.
New York lost the series opener against Chicago, 5-1.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 07: Manager Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees imitates a strike out after arguing with home umpire Laz Diaz during the eighth inning of the game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 07, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
(Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Aaron Boone, Yankees Stuck In Must-Win Situation
Still on the heels of a disappointing trade deadline performance, the New York Yankees are piling on the sorrows on their fans.
The Bronx Bombers face a crucial stretch of baseball left in the regular season where they'll have to lose no more than 20 of their final 49 games.
New York's sub-par season risks not just missing the postseason, one year after Aaron Judge's historic run, but also finishing behind the Boston Red Sox as they alternate in the 4 and 5 spots in the AL East.
The 2023 season isn't expected to be remembered in NY for the right reasons.
From letting a concussed Anthony Rizzo play baseball to the unsavory kisses at a jeering Yankees crowd from pitcher Carlos Rodon and now boasting MLB's most-ejected manager, times are tough in the Big Apple.
Win or lose; the Yankees still want to be box office baseball.
Aaron Boone's performance on Monday — frankly — was better suited for Broadway than the baseball field.