New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Aaron Boone ejection signals struggles are pushing him to breaking point

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Jul 24, 2025 12:37 AM ET

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone keeps losing his grip.

After defending Yankee players for not showing enough emotion during losses in a recent podcast interview, the manager had another outburst in Wednesday's road game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

At the top of the seventh inning, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was called out on a strike, despite the ball looking well above the zone. Home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez subsequently ejected Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake for arguing the call. After that, Boone stepped in.

Aaron Boone is ejected from the game after not agreeing with this strike three call on Volpe pic.twitter.com/ndBig5BDlS
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Boone walked out of the dugout and let Gonzalez have a piece of his mind even after being ejected.

Frustration had been mounting for Boone. Gonzalez had already missed a strike three call in the top of the third inning but apologized for it.

Umpire apologized to Aaron Boone in between innings after a strike three call on Oswald Peraza pic.twitter.com/j1ThW2vI0M
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The Yankees were also trailing, 6-4, when he was ejected. They didn't come back from that deficit as Toronto won, 8-4, capturing the second game of the three-game series against New York.

Attribute the loss to an atrocious defensive performance from the Yankees. They committed four errors, two of which allowed the Blue Jays to score runs.

With the loss, the Yankees' chances of winning the American League East are slipping. Toronto (60-42) is first in the division ahead of New York (56-46). If the playoffs started Wednesday night, the Bronx Bombers would have the first AL wild-card spot.

Even more concerning for the Yankees, they haven't looked like a World Series contender over their past 10 games, going 5-5.

With 60 regular-season games remaining, the Yankees still have plenty of time to get their act together. Still, they should do it soon for Boone's sake. He seems like he's reaching his breaking point.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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