Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt doubled down on his decision to eject New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone just five pitches into Monday’s game.
A wild scene unfolded at Yankee Stadium just five pitches into the game, as home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt tossed New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone from the game.
However, it appeared a fan screaming toward Wendelstedt triggered the veteran umpire to eject Boone, who had words with him just seconds earlier, from the game.
After the Oakland Athletics won, 2-0, over the Yankees, Boone spoke with reporters, during which he called Wendelstedt’s move «embarrassing.» He also implied that the Yankees would be contacting Major League Baseball about it.
The YES Network broadcast caught the moment Boone was ejected, where the manager was pleading with Wendelstedt, pointing to a fan behind the dugout and saying, «I didn’t say a f—ing thing» after he was warned not to speak.
