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Boone Ejected Over Disputed Check Swing in Yankees' 10-Inning Win

Side-angle replays circulated after the game suggesting the on-field call may have been incorrect and highlighting tension over subjective umpire judgments.

Overview

  • Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the bottom of the 10th on Wednesday after he charged the field to argue a check-swing call by first-base umpire Junior Valentine.
  • Pitching coach Matt Blake was thrown out seconds later, but New York held on for a 6-3 victory after scoring five runs in the top of the 10th.
  • The disputed play involved Angels hitter Vaughn Grissom on a 1-2 pitch to Michael Fulmer, with the umpire ruling a check swing that replays shared by media appeared to contradict.
  • No league reversal or discipline has been reported and Boone publicly criticized the call after the game, marking his fifth ejection this season.
  • Separately, rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. avoided the injured list after an MRI showed no structural knee damage and he is progressing toward a return.