Yankees' Aaron Boone says he's not changing after 1-game ban - ESPN

NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone says he will not stop fighting for his team but acknowledged he might need to be more mindful of not crossing a line with umpires.

«No, I'm not going to change,» Boone said Saturday as he returned from a one-game suspension following his third ejection in the past two weeks. «Even though I have been kicked out of a lot of games, a lot of them I make it through. So maybe just being better at knowing where that line is.»

In handing down the suspension and fine Friday, Michael Hill, Major League Baseball's senior vice president for on-field operations, said the discipline was «for his recent conduct toward major league umpires, including the actions following his ejection from Thursday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles.»

«Seemed to be a little bit of a change of direction there, but look, I got kicked out a few times in a week,» Boone said. «I don't want that. Certainly they don't want that, but you know just kind of move from it.»

Boone was ejected for an MLB-high fourth time this season when he became infuriated with plate umpire Edwin Moscoso's strike zone during a 3-1 loss. During the argument in the middle of the third inning, Boone held up four fingers, signaling he believed Moscoso missed four pitches.

Boone also was angry that Moscoso walked away during the argument and first-base umpire Chris Guccione, the crew chief, stood between the two when Boone tried to reengage Moscoso. Boone might have gotten spit on an umpire while arguing.

Boone's four ejections are one more than the Reds' David Bell and the Cardinals' Oliver Marmol. Boone led the majors with nine last season, when no other manager had more than five.

On May 15, Boone was thrown out by Clint Vondrak in the