Yankees Manager Suspended for Conduct Towards Umpires

Major League Baseball has suspended Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees, for one game due to his recent behavior towards umpires. Boone was also fined an undisclosed amount. This is the fourth time Boone has been ejected this season and the second time in four days. His most famous ejection was in 2019 when he went on a rant about “Savages in the Box.” Boone will serve his suspension Friday night against the San Diego Padres.

Boone’s Reputation for Arguing with Umpires

Boone acknowledges that he has earned a reputation for arguing with umpires but does not believe it has changed the way umpires treat him. He thinks that he was ejected quickly in the recent game against the Baltimore Orioles, but this could be a one-off, and he may be delusional about his own behavior. Boone was tossed in the middle of the third inning by umpire Edwin Moscoso while arguing about the strike zone. Boone indicated that he thought the umpire missed four calls.

Boone does not believe that his ejections have affected how teams call a game when the Yankees are involved. He thinks that teams come in with a blank slate for the most part, but there may be occasional bias that exists. Boone says that he does not go into games wanting to get ejected and hopes that he can start a long streak of not getting ejected. While he is not necessarily afraid of being ejected, it is not his intent to do so.

Kahnle’s Return and Hicks’s Release

Boone added that reliever Tommy Kahnle could return to the team series next weekend against the Los Angeles Dodgers after making rehab outings on Sunday and Tuesday. Kahnle has not allowed a run or hit in three rehab innings, striking out two while walking one. He has yet to pitch this season after starting the season on the injured list with bicep tendinitis.

On Friday, the Yankees also released Aaron Hicks. The veteran outfielder spent the past eight years in New York but was designated for assignment last week. Hicks has 2½ years and over $27 million left on a seven-year, $70 million deal he signed in 2019.