BRONX, New York.─ Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt dismissed Aaron Boone just two batters into the Yankees’ 2-0 loss to the A’s on Monday afternoon in the first of a four-game series.
It was Boone’s second strikeout of the season, and the 35th of his career, this time after five pitches. He considered it one of the most unfair disappointments. “It’s embarrassing,” Boone said. “I couldn’t believe it”.
Additionally, Boone is now tied for 48th all-time in strikeouts and has only held a Yankees job since the start of the 2018 season.
Esteury Ruiz was hit in the leg, in the back, by Carlos Rodón’s slider to start the game.
Standing on the dugout steps, Boone raised his hands, asking if Ruiz had swung at the pitch. First base umpire John Tumpane ruled that Ruiz was not moving and should go to first base.
After a strikeout call to Tyler Nevin, Wendelstedt took off his mask, took a few steps toward the Yankees dugout, and the YES network microphone could be heard yelling at Boone: “Hey, you’re not yelling at me. If you have anything else to say, you’re gone! All right?”
Wendelstedt gave the Yankees one last warning before unexpectedly ejecting Boone after hearing something he didn’t like coming from Yankees dugout management.
Eight seconds later, while Boone was checking his nails and saying nothing, Wendlestadt said, “Aaron, you’re gone!” and kicked him out of the game.
Boone jumped out of the dugout and pointed to the seats to tell Wendelstedt that what they were yelling was coming from a fan and not the Yankees.
Wendelstedt replied: “I don’t care who said it, you’re gone.”
“He was on top of our dugout!” Boone shouted. “I didn’t say anything! I didn’t say anything!”
Bench coach Brad Asmus pointed to the fan wearing a blue polo shirt behind the dugout. Boone did the same thing, although his back was to Asmus and he didn’t see what he was doing.
Boone said he didn’t hear what the fan said, but he heard someone yell something behind him.
After the game, Wendelstedt, as the Yankees manager, said that Boone is “responsible for everything that happens in that dugout, even if it’s not him.” “
In the video of the Yesnetwork broadcast, there is irrefutable proof. You can clearly see the blue-shirted fan in the front row yelling something and that’s what prompted Wendelstedt to execute Boone.
After the game, Boone said it was “hard” to understand the ejection.
Wendelstedt, 52, made his major league debut in 1998 and his father, Harry, was an umpire in the National League from 1966 to 1998.
2024-04-24 00:55:15
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