The Yankees and Royals had themselves a wild one on Monday with New York blowing a lead four times in the seventh inning or later. It still ended in an 8-6 Yankees win, but manager Aaron Boone wasn’t around to see much of that action.
Boone was ejected in the seventh inning after home plate umpire Pat Hoberg called Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga for a balk — a call that was definitely missed. Loaisiga had already thrown away a pick-off attempt, which let Jarrod Dyson advance to second. Then, when Loaisiga stepped off the rubber, Hoberg immediately called a balk.
Boone understandably lost it. The call was awful. And thanks to another great breakdown video from Jomboy Media, we have an idea of what was said during the tirade. (Warning: NSFW language).
Boone gets ejected after ticky-tacky balk call, a breakdown pic.twitter.com/diKHyBNUfF
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Hoberg seemed to think that Loaisiga was moving towards home plate, but really, he was just stepping off the rubber to re-collect himself. Boone came out to argue the call, returned to the dugout and came out again to get ejected.
The umpire apparently told Boone that he didn’t want to throw him out, which isn’t something that too many umpires admit. But Hoberg did toss Boone because Boone wouldn’t stop.
Dyson would end up scoring after all that to tie the game. The Yankees, though, won in 11 innings.
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