Aaron Boone was not happy Thursday afternoon with home plate umpire Brennan Miller for his strike zone. Boone came out to argue and was ejected, but not before getting an epic rant in to the ump in Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Rays.
Aaron Boone protecting his players#YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/VLeDUwtPMl
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) July 18, 2019
"My guys are (expletive) savages in that (expletive) box and you're having a piece of (expletive) start to this game," Boone can be heard saying to Miller via the YES Network broadcast. "I feel bad for you, but (expletive) get better."
Brett Gardner was called out on strikes the batter before and once DJ LeMahieu got a questionable strike call, out came Boone. The Yankees manager clearly has the back of his players. You don't get to hear many times what managers are saying when they do get thrown out, but this was pretty incredible to hear.
"Brett, your thoughts on today's strike zone & home plate umpire?"Brett Gardner: pic.twitter.com/1taNItaCX6
— A.J. Herrmann (@AJHerrmannYES) July 18, 2019This was Boone's third ejection of the season. It was just Miller's fifth MLB game umpiring behind home plate.
The Yankees went on to win the game 6-2. The also won the second game 5-1.
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