Angry Aaron Boone gets tossed: ‘Tighten this s–t up’

Aaron Boone will be well rested for the nightcap of Thursday’s doubleheader.

But the Yankees manager got his money’s worth after he was ejected from the first game of the twin bill against the Rays. After a number of Yankees were upset by home plate umpire Brennan Miller’s strike zone, Boone finally took the charge in the bottom of the second inning. He was barking from the dugout and got tossed before running out and giving Miller an earful.

“Our guys are savages in the f—ing box,” Boone could be heard saying on the YES Network broadcast. “Tighten it up right now, OK? Tighten this s–t up.”

DJ LeMahieu had just taken a called strike out of the zone, which appeared to be the tipping point. One batter earlier, Brett Gardner was called out on strikes on another questionable pitch. Seconds later, Gardner used his bat to repeatedly jam the roof of the dugout to express his displeasure. He was among the Yankees applauding Boone when he walked off the field after his ejection.

The ejection was Boone’s third of the season. Miller, meanwhile, was umping his fifth MLB game behind the plate, according to YES.

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