Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has been fired up to start the 2023 Major League Baseball season.
Boone was ejected during the third inning of Thursday’s matchup against the Baltimore Orioles, the fourth ejection for the season for Boone and the third in the past 10 games.
Home plate umpire Edwin Moscoso, right, talks to New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone as Boone is restrained after being ejected during the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) The sixth-year manager was tossed during the third inning for arguing balls and strikes, getting into it with home-plate umpire Edwin Moscoso. PHILLIES' TREA TURNER SAYS HIS MOTHER BOOED HIM BEFORE NINTH-INNING HOME RUN Boone was upset with a few calls he felt were missed with Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt on the mound.
The video shows Boone holding up four fingers when arguing with the umpires, signaling he felt four calls were missed. Despite his anger toward Moscoso, Boone would not advocate for MLB to use robot umpires. "Clearly he shouldn't have had to throw almost 30 pitches in that first inning," Boone said. "But, no, I'm not advocating for the robo.