Baseball fan’s heckling gets New York Yankees manager ejected from game

Published April 23, 2024 2:40am ET



New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from Monday’s game against the Oakland Athletics after an umpire appeared to confuse a fan’s heckling with Boone’s. The ejection happened just five pitches after the start of the game.

After a pitch from Yankees starter Carlos Rodón was called a strike by Hunter Wendelstedt, the home plate umpire removed his mask, walked toward the Yankees’ dugout, and began yelling at the bench. 

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