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Aaron Boone ejected for 5th time this season... but he may have had a point

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 7/2/23

Aaron Boone on Sunday continued his streak of ejections as manager of the New York Yankees. And he had a good case for being upset this time.

Boone came out to complain to home plate umpire Dan Merzel during the top of the third inning of a scoreless game between his Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. Boone was still upset over a 3-1 pitch that was up in the zone but called a strike on D.J. LeMahieu.

Not a strike! Aaron Boone was in all his right to get tossed after this garbage call! #RepBX pic.twitter.com/tZyJh0Ybzh

— (@Hec718) July 2, 2023

LeMahieu popped out on the following pitch after thinking he should have been on first base with a walk.

The next batter was Gleyber Torres, who was called for a strike right after LeMahieu’s popup. Boone came out to argue with Merzel after Torres was down 0-1 in the count.

Aaron Boone earns his fifth ejection of the season pic.twitter.com/ZRO30jEndG

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 2, 2023

The 3-1 call by Merzel was a bad one and was the difference between a walk and a full count that resulted in a popout. Boone disagreed with the call and has not been shy about sharing his opinions when he feels the umpires are wrong.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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