New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) argues with umpires Derek Thomas (53) and Jordan Baker (71) in the third inning against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium. Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Aaron Boone's ejection vs. Astros isn't a good look for manager's future

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Aug 10, 2025 6:50 PM ET

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone may be feeling the heat.

The Yankees are stuck in a second-half skid, raising questions about Boone's job security. The pressure may have fueled the angsty manager's tirade in the bottom of the third inning in Sunday's home game against the Houston Astros.

New York third baseman Ryan McMahon led off the inning. Astros starting pitcher Jason Alexander threw a 91 mph sinker, giving him a 1-2 advantage in the count. Boone, however, felt the ball was outside the zone and argued the call.

Home plate umpire Derek Thomas had had enough of Boone and subsequently ejected him. The manager — who now leads baseball in ejections (five) — confronted him before exiting the game.

Aaron Boone now leads MLB with five ejections this season pic.twitter.com/FBvyzD4QXY
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) August 10, 2025

Apparently, the rant didn't inspire his players.

The Astros crushed the Yankees 7-1. Houston shortstop Carlos Correa, whom they reunited with before the trade deadline, went 2-for-5 at the plate with one home run and one RBI.

New York is now 62-56 and has lost seven of its last 10 games. Entering Sunday, the Yankees were third in the American League East behind the Boston Red Sox (65-53) and Toronto Blue Jays (68-50).

Boone was already facing criticism from former Yankees captain Graig Nettles for being too easy on players. The manager could face even more scrutiny after the ejection.

In a story published Saturday, Boone told the New York Post's Ethan Sears he has been contacting former Yankees manager Joe Torre amid the team's rough patch.

"He's kind of hanging on everything with us, so we've had a lot of contact back and forth, text messages, things like that," Boone said of the four-time World Series champion. "[Yankees public relations head Jason] Zillo reminded me of that 2000 team, I think ended up losing 15 of 18 at some point, won [87] games and then caught fire and went on that run. So we're hoping for that kind of run."

The 2000 Yankees won the World Series after that run. Boone, who hasn't won a championship in eight seasons with the team, may need his club to do the same to get off the hot seat.

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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