Aaron Boone suspended shortly before Yankees host Padres after FOURTH ejection of 2023

Yankees manager Aaron Boone was handed a one-game suspension after his latest lockout and admitted his arguments may have created an image in umpires’ minds.

“Well, I think I’ve earned that reputation,” he said Friday before Major League Baseball fined and suspended him.

Michael Hill – senior vice president for field operations – announced the league’s decision. MLB stated that the discipline was Boone’s “recent conduct toward major league umpires, including the actions following his ejection from Thursday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.”

The fifth-year Yankees manager had to sit out Friday night in New York’s opening loss to the San Diego Padres (5-1). Carlos Mendoza replaced him in the dugout.

He was ejected from the majors for the fourth time this season – a top tier. Boone, who also leads MLB executives in evictions, was thrown out after getting angry at umpire Edwin Moscoso’s strike zone during a 3–1 loss to the Orioles on May 25.

Boone has already been ejected four times so far in the 2023 season – a league record

Boone held up four fingers during an argument in the middle of the third inningwith which Boone signaled that the plate umpire had missed four throws.

Boone was also angry with Moscoco for running away during the argument and having to be restrained by first base umpire Chris Guccione, the crew chief who stood between the two when the Yankees manager tried to reconnect with Moscoso.

Boone may also have been spit on a referee during an argument.

“Do I think it leads to a quick hook? Not necessarily,” Boone said. “Maybe I’m delusional and have done more than I think. I don’t think that’s the case. But no, I don’t think I’m the target of umpires who go in like they don’t tolerate certain things. I feel that I am treated fairly. ‘

Still, the 50-year-old admitted that the frequent fights may have had an impact.

“I think there’s probably an occasional bias,” Boone said. ‘We are humans. I’m sure some people don’t like to hear from me.’

Carlos Mendoza filled in as manager for Friday’s game between the Yankees and the Padres

Boone was ejected on April 12 against Cleveland, on May 15 against Toronto and on Sunday against Cincinnati

His 30 lockouts are sixth among current managers, even though his 720 games starting Friday were far fewer than those who have more lockouts: Bruce Bochy (78 in 4,081 games), Bob Melvin (55 in 2,830), Terry Francona (47 in 3,509), Bud Black (35 in 2,283) and Buck Showalter (34 in 3,282).

Boone is ejected every 25 games on average, a much faster rate than Bochy and Melvin (52), Black (65), Francona (75) and Showalter (97).

Cincinnati’s David Bell was ejected 23 times in 596 games, an average of one every 26 games.

“I don’t like that it happened a few times this week, and I don’t want to get ejected and hopefully I can go on a long streak of not being ejected,” Boone said. “I’m not necessarily afraid of it, but no, it’s not my intention to be sent off and I don’t want to be. And hopefully not for a while.’