Overview

• Boone was ejected in the third inning after disputing several called strikes that MLB.com pitch data showed were outside the zone
• Umpire Derek Thomas rang up strikes on edge pitches to Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Aaron Judge in the first inning
• In the fifth a 2-2 fastball from Max Fried to Cam Smith caught the outside edge but went uncalled, and two pitches later Smith’s double drove in two runs
• After the game Fried said the missed call “would’ve been nice” but stressed that pitchers still must execute key pitches
• The loss dropped the Yankees to 62-56 and third in the AL East, underscoring ongoing concerns over umpire accountability