Yankees manager Aaron Boone ejected for arguing Daulton Varsho’s catch in win
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from Tuesday night’s 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays for discussing whether Daulton Varsho actually made a catch.
The exciting moments happened in the seventh inning. Varsho was credited with a catch on Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s strike to center field. Boone had already lost a tackle early in the game and couldn’t make another after the play was made.
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone yells at the umpire and gets ejected from the game during the top of the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 19, 2026 in New York. (Heather Khalifa/AP)
Boone made it clear that he thought Varsho trapped the ball rather than catching it cleanly. He argued with umpire Brennan Miller, who was subjected to Boone’s famous “savages in the box” slur that won over Yankees fans in 2019.
“Good job!” he appeared to shout. to Miller before running out of the dugout.
“I thought there were two missed calls tonight,” he said after the game. via MLB.com. “I thought Anthony (Volpe) was safe at second base, then I thought the ball got stuck in the outfield and we had no trouble at that point.
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Daulton Varsho of the Toronto Blue Jays holds the ball after a catch during the seventh inning against the New York Yankees on May 19, 2026 in New York. (Heather Khalifa/AP)
“That said, I probably overreacted a little bit to that. I overreacted a little bit because I felt like there were two calls and then when you couldn’t challenge because you felt like one had already been missed, I didn’t control myself very well.”
Still, New York was able to close the door on Toronto for the win.
Ben Rice hit a two-run home run to break the 3-3 tie. Ryan McMahon tied the game with a three-run home run off Dylan Cease.
Ben Rice of the New York Yankees reacts at home after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 19, 2026 in New York. (Heather Khalifa/AP)
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This was Boone’s 48th ejection as a coach and his second this season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
