Carlos Rodon Refuses to be Pulled by Aaron Boone During Game 2 of Yankees-Red Sox

The New York Yankees found themselves with their backs against the wall heading into Wednesday night's Wild Card game. After blowing a late lead against the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 on Tuesday, Game 2 became a win-or-go-home situation for the Yankees.

The Yankees made the decision to hand the ball to their No. 2 starting pitcher, Carlos Rodon. The left-handed strikeout artist had a solid season in his third year with the team, becoming an important mainstay in their starting pitching rotation.

While Rodon wasn't incredibly sharp, walking three batters, he did make it into the seventh inning, before his manager, Aaron Boone pulled him from the game. However, as Rodon revealed after the game, Boone had potentially had plans to remove Rodon an inning earlier.

Heading into the sixth inning with a 3-2 lead, Rodon gave up a game-tying home run to Red Sox shortstop, Trevor Story. Story would be the only run-producer for his team on Wednesday, driving in all three of their runs.

Carlos Rodon Challenges Aaron Boone During Mound Visit

After Rodon gave up the home run, he proceeded to walk Alex Bregman on four pitches (while looking visibly frustrated). In that moment, Boone made his way out to the mound, allegedly planning to pull Rodon from the game.

Following the game, Rodon revealed he refused the possibility of his manager pulling him from the game in the sixth inning.

"When I saw he crossed a line and didn't put his arm up, I knew I had a chance at a rebuttal, so I hit him straight with it. I said 'I'm staying in' and it worked out," Rodon said.