The umpire responsible for the isnt buying the Yankees managers fan explanation. Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt to sed Boone just two batters into the in The Bronx on Monday. Boone and the Yankees dugout were voicing their displeasure after umps ruled As leadoff batter Esteury Ruiz checked his swing when he was hit by a Carlos Rodon pitch in an 0-2 count, which allowed him to go to first base. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, right, argues with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt during the first inning of the baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Monday. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST There JaMychal Green Jersey was a pitch down. I thought it hit him, the batter. I sent him to first base, Wendelstedt told a pool reporter after the game. The Yankees asked me to appeal to first base, which I did. The hitter went down. The Yankees dugout started, you know, obviously arguing that situation kind of in my opinion too extreme. Wendelstedt gave the Yankees a final warning before ejecting an unsuspecting Boone after hearing something he didnt like coming from the direction of the Yankees dugout. Explore More Boone leaped out of the dugout and pointed at the seats to tell Wendelstedt that whatever was yelled came from a fan and not the Yankees. Wendelstedt responded, I dont care who said it, youre gone. After the game, the umpire provided an account of what happened from his perspective pushing back against the idea he would eject a manager over a fans comments. Warning: Explicit Language I know what Aaron was saying that it was a fan above the dugout. Thats fine and dandy, Wendelstedt said. There were plenty of fans that were yelling at me before I called a pitch till the end of the game. What happened was, it wasnt him, it wasnt over where it was (bench coach Brad) Ausmus was. It wasnt where the coaching staff and Aaron, but Aaron Boone is the manager of the New York Yankees and is responsible for everything that happens in that dugout. In my opinion, the cheap shot came towards the far end (of the dugout). So instead of me being aggre sive and walking down to the far end and trying to figure out who might have said it, I dont want to eject a ballplayer. We need to keep them in the game. Thats what the fans pay to see. Aaron Boone runs the Yankees. He got ejected. Apparently what he said was there was a fan right above the dugout. This isnt my first ejection. In the entirety of my career, I have never ejected a player or a manager for something a fan has said. I understand thats going to be part of a story or something like that because thats what Aaron was portraying. I heard something come from the far end of the dugout, had nothing to do with his area but hes the manager of the Yankees. So hes the one that had to go. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, right, argues with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt during the first inning of the baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Monday. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST Video of the incident right before the ejection. Boone tried to plead his case one more time to tell Wendelstedt he did not say a word before telling the ump his decision was bullst. Wendelstedt, who had yet to see the replay, agreed Boone was probably right about a fan yelling, but stands by what heard. YES Network identified the Yankees fan who was responsible for manager Aaron Boone getting ejected by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt in the first inning of Mondays game versus the As at Yankee Stadium. YES Network When I had heard enough of their expre sion, I gave them a final warning. And it just so happened that besides the fans that were probably, you know, if you said you can see a fan yelling at me. He wasnt the only one and it probably lines up with behind Boone and maybe thats what Booney heard was that hey this guy behind me (was yelling), Wendelstedt said. I was approaching Aaron Boone because of something that happened at the further end of the dugout and as manager of the Yankees, hes responsible for the entire dugout, not just his vicinity and thats just how I took it. The ump admitted the situation might have been handled differently years ago. Back in the olden days when Marvin (Hudson), first got here, we would have gone to the dugout and picked somebody but through experience and learning you know fans come out to see the players remain in the game, Wendelstedt said. Its foolish to throw out a player if you dont know who did it. The managers there, Aaron took the hit and he probably, you know, is not the one who made the comment but once again, hes the manager of the Yankees and hes responsible for the team. Boone remained frustrated with the ejection after the game and Its embarra sing, Boone said when asked about the ejection. It really is a bad Its embarra sing. Just not good. Wendelstedt, who dismi sed the idea ofBoones history of ejections playing a role, was ready to move on from all of it. If you look up my ejections youll see Bobby Cox multiple times, Ron Gardenhire and I a lot, he said. People dont realize that Ron Gardenhire is a stubborn German like me and after we might have a situation wed like to have a cold beer and talk about it. So, they have a job to do and tomorrows a new day. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, right, argues with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt during the first inning of the baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Getty Images If I saw Aaron walking out, hes gonna ask me where Im going to dinner. I hope he has a good time with his family tonight. And then were going to play baseball tomorrow. Its a whole new day. Troy Daniels Jersey
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