Another Yankees Baserunning Fiasco Finally Sets Off Aaron Boone in Dugout

The Yankees didn’t just lose another game Saturday. They lost their manager’s patience.

During a 2–0 loss to the Marlins, YES Network cameras caught Aaron Boone lighting into first-base coach Travis Chapman after Jazz Chisholm Jr. was doubled off on a popup in the second inning. It was a rare public outburst from Boone, who’s usually more steady than explosive. Boone declined to explain what he said, other than he thought maybe they could have yelled to get Chisholm back to first quicker.

This one clearly crossed a line for Boone.

“That’s about as heated as I’ve seen Aaron Boone in the dugout when talking to a coach,” Paul O’Neill said on the YES broadcast.

It’s not just about one mistake. It’s about all of them.

The Yankees have been burned by sloppy baserunning all season.

Earlier this week, Austin Wells got picked off second base in the ninth inning after forgetting how many outs there were. It cost the Yankees a chance to walk it off. Wells called it “just being an idiot.”

In June, Jasson Dominguez was doubled off in extra innings at Fenway after losing track of the situation and wandering too far off second.

These aren’t just bad breaks. They’re mental mistakes—unforced errors that keep stacking up.

Boone hasn’t publicly thrown players under the bus, and he didn’t pull Chisholm from the game. But Saturday, he pulled Chisholm aside, down out of the dugout, and out of view of the cameras after that play. Boone said he would keep what he said to Chisholm after the play private.

The manager also explained he did not bench Chisholm, because he was trying to make a play.

The public blowup with Chapman showed how frustrated he’s become with the team’s fundamentals—or lack thereof.

And right now, the Yankees can’t afford to give away outs. Not when they’re already dealing with rotation injuries, bullpen juggling, and an offense that hasn’t hit with runners in scoring position since June.

Saturday’s loss was another quiet one on the scoreboard. But it may have been louder in the dugout.

Because if the Yankees can’t clean up the basics, the standings won’t matter. They’ll beat themselves long before anyone else does.