Aaron Boone gets ejected and gives a great rant, a breakdown
What Happened
In a highly anticipated doubleheader between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, tensions boil over as Yankees manager Aaron Boone gets ejected from the game in the early innings. The disagreement starts when the home plate umpire calls a pitch to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge a ball, despite Boone feeling it was a clear strike. Catcher Gary Sánchez expresses his frustration to the umpire, a rare display of emotion from the typically reserved player. Judge then steps up to the plate and has another close pitch called a strike, prompting him to exclaim in disbelief, "God dammit, man! I'm super tall, I'm 6'7", look - did you forget how tall I was? Look at my knees!" The umpire continues making calls that displease the Yankees dugout and outfielder Brett Gardner is the next to argue, banging his bat angrily until he finds the loudest spot. The camera pans to the Rays' dugout, where manager Kevin Cash tries to hold back his laughter at the heated exchange. Boone then emerges from the dugout, unleashing a passionate tirade directed at the umpire. In his fiery rant, Boone compliments his players, calling them "savages" and praising the opposing pitcher. He also shows empathy for the umpire, telling him, "I know everyone's riding you and they're being pretty mean, but if we're being honest, that was a really outside pitch." Boone encourages the umpire to "tighten it up a little," delivering his message with a mix of criticism and constructive feedback. The manager's outburst is met with roaring applause from the Yankee Stadium crowd, who appreciate Boone's unwavering support for his team. The heated exchange underscores the high stakes and intense rivalry between the two American League East contenders. With the Yankees trailing by one run in the late innings, Boone's ejection adds to the drama of the crucial doubleheader matchup. As the game continues, the two teams will look to overcome the distractions and focus on the task at hand, battling for crucial divisional positioning in the tightly contested AL East race.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe Yankees in the Rays have a
doubleheader today and a lot of rain in
the forecast so it's going to be a long
day and Boon got ejected early that
pitch called a ball looked pretty good
this pitch called ball looked pretty
good
his next pitch called a ball look pretty
good now Gary's not really catching it
framing he's the best but those are
coming across right at the knees Gary
turns around and says something which he
never does he's pretty quiet it's like
yo that's really really bad next up this
pitch the judge is called a strike and
he's like god dammit man I'm super tall
I'm six seven look did you forget how
tall I was look at look at my knees look
at your knees later on Brett Gardner got
called up on a pitch he thought was
inside and he's gonna just bang his bat
around until he found finds the lotted
loudest spot hot mics Gloria Hickey
smiling they're trying to hold it in
I love that cuz DJ's like I know
everyone's riding you and they're being
pretty mean but like if we're being
honest that was like a really outside
pitch
[Applause]
how awesome was that he's complimented
his players said they were savages he
complimented the other pitcher said he's
good pitcher he told the UMP you felt
bad for him empathy and he wanted him to
get better
he said tighten it up a little
encouragement it had it all now I know
I'm biased but I thought that was one of
the better rants from a manager getting
ejected we've had so far this episode
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