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Michael Kadlick

Aaron Boone Got His Money's Worth After Getting Ejected for Arguing Strikeout Calls

Aaron Boone was fired up after a blown third strike call by the home plate umpire. | Screenshot via @Sportsnet on X.

What was already a folly-filled contest between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday night was compounded by several missed calls from home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez.

After botching a strike three call earlier in the game—and then apologizing for it—Gonzalez rung up Yankees infielder Anthony Volpe in the seventh inning on what was clearly a pitch high out of the zone. Understandably, manager Aaron Boone was none too pleased, and took his frustrations out on the 45-year-old ump before he was ultimately ejected from the game.

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