Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner, and CC Sabathia get ejected, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning of a close game, the New York Yankees are trailing by one run. Manager Aaron Boone steps out of the dugout to argue a called strike with home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi. Boone leans in and appears to object strongly to the umpire's decision and is quickly ejected from the game. Yankees first baseman Luke Voit also gets involved in the argument, gesturing animatedly towards the umpire. Veteran outfielder Brett Gardner then emerges from the dugout and begins yelling at Cuzzi. Gardner is also ejected within seconds of voicing his displeasure. All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia then comes out to join the argument and he too is swiftly tossed from the game by the increasingly quick-triggered Cuzzi. The crowd at Yankee Stadium erupts in boos, clearly siding with their home team. Replays show that the pitch calls in question were indeed borderline, making the umpire's quick trigger finger all the more questionable. Yankees players continue to argue vehemently, with Voit banging his bat in frustration and Gardner fixing the dugout roof, a common sight when players are upset. "Tighten it up," Voit yells towards the umpire, expressing the team's displeasure with the strike zone. Gardner also appears to be voicing his objections, though he did not say anything that warranted an ejection according to the broadcast team. "Can't hit the ball off the plate," comments one of the Yankees players from the dugout, further highlighting their belief that the umpiring was not up to par. As the heated argument continues, umpire Cuzzi ejects another Yankees player, reliever Tommy Kahnle, without any clear provocation. "Throw me out then, I didn't do anything," Kahnle can be heard saying in disbelief as he heads to the clubhouse. The dismissal of so many key Yankees players in such a close game is sure to be a major talking point after the final out is recorded. The tension and emotion on display underscores just how high the stakes are for the Yankees as they battle for playoff positioning in the American League East.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthere were a lot of objections in the
Yankees game today this one's brought to
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Montclair Cameron Rabin didn't like
pitch one there so Boone leans in he's
like without a second pinch Boone leans
in then the end the bad he rings them up
on that pitch 30 at the walk gets KT
serious absolutely you're crazy man
that's crazy
here's the pitch it's outside I think
the first one was a strike but that
one's definitely not strike I'm looking
in the dugout who's gonna say something
you guys saying something you said
something okay well you're out of here
BAM
why though so fast Boyd's got a point
there was pretty quick this this fans
gonna give him the business
Pam I understand pitches that are a
little bit off the plate but when wear
something on strikes and they score two
runs
we're gonna be pissed off I get it you
get it how do you miss that
where are you actually seeing that pitch
that's up up oh my gosh you're saying
you fall for that you called that up
you've got to be [ __ ] me tighten it
up tighten it up Voight likes it he's
banging Brett Gardner's thinking is
should I bang my back
am I gonna bang my bad again and that
last one was a ball too it was low Raven
says can't hit the ball off the plate
Gardi fixes the roof little mom says
points him out I don't know if he
ejected him that fan loved it though
what's that Oh more business that's
horseshit Tommy he didn't say a [ __ ]
word and now Phil Cuzzi runs over his if
you did this you did this you did this
well I just feel cause he's running over
this was definitely hitching for an
objection Phil Cuzzi wanted to throw him
out see see see sees give him the
business he's gonna get it ejected
Romines like god damn I'm out I'm out I
want to get a jacket I'm not even gonna
look at him but the [ __ ] do you do throw
me out then I did not do that I did not
do that as per the rules [ __ ]
is terrible [ __ ] terrible
so [ __ ] soft who threw me out then well
healed at you but I think he threw you
out there he's like wait what you know
what might as well get my bat banging in
I'm already ejected y'all fix this roof
this is gonna go really good just get
the dents out kleiber's looking Bret
turns glabrous ago I wasn't looking
wasn't looking Bret didn't say a [ __ ]
word judge comes is where
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