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The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates had only played a few innings on Friday night before tensions started to get high. Pirates manager Derek Shelton clearly wasn't happy with how home plate umpire Brian Walsh was calling balls and strikes, and ...
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone and relief pitcher Devin Williams have been ejected amid an embarrassing inning against the Houston Astros. Williams was yet again put in yet another high-leverage situation as the Yankees were tied 4-4 in the bottom of ...
The Yankees entered the bottom of the eighth tied 4–4, hoping their bullpen could hold the line against Houston’s relentless offense. Boone turned to Williams, a decision that immediately backfired. The right-hander has been under the microscope all ...
He is not quite Earl Weaver, poking his finger into umpires' chests. He is not a modern-day Lou Piniella, yanking bases out of the ground and heaving them into the outfield.
Aaron Boone has been asked some form of the question throughout spring training. And really, the questioning informally began in 2022 when the minor leagues starte
Aaron Boone received a rare standing ovation after his ejection. The sound of 46,000 coming to their feet for the manager had not been heard in quite some time, especially after a disjointed summer where the New York Yankees have been up and down, failing ...
Will the ABS era mean the end of The Ejection and the epic theater of managerial tantrums? Or will there be even more things to argue about? We surveyed managers and umpires. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Alex Slitz / Getty ...
Manager Joe Espada was ejected from the Houston Astros’ 6-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners during an odd sequence in the fifth inning Saturday. After left fielder Jesús Sánchez took a called third strike, members of the Astros’ dugout barked at home ...