Yankees Aaron Boone Mar 4, 2020; Tampa, Florida, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone looks out onto the field before the start of their game against the Philadelphia Phillies at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
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The New York Yankees are in a rut, and Sunday hasn’t seen matters improve for the Bronx Bombers. Manager Aaron Boone earned his fifth ejection this season in the third inning of the Yankees’ matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Boone did not care for the calls that the home plate umpire, Dan Merzel, was making. Since you can’t argue balls and strikes, Merzel immediately tossed the Yankee manager. But Boone more than got his money’s worth.

“Yankees manager Aaron Boone ejected for the fifth time this season,” The Comeback tweeted.

It’s definitely been a slog of late for the Yankees, especially without the 2022 American League MVP, Aaron Judge, in the lineup. They’re 46-37 in the competitive AL East Division, so 9.5 games behind first-place Tampa Bay. The Yankees went just 11-12 in June after going 19-10 in May. It’s been a rough month, and the scorching heat in St. Louis was felt on Sunday afternoon.

Reactions poured in after the ejection.

“I cannot be a baseball umpire. There is no way I could accurately call balls and strikes. Funny story. Neither can this guy,” one fan said.

“Aaron Boone’s never-ending quest to prove to the world he’s not a front office stooge,” one fan then said.

“Is it part of Boone’s Jomboy partnership to give them lip-reading videos every week?” one fan asked.

Then, another fan brought in a fascinating fact.

“Tom Kelly managed #MNTwins for 14 years and was ejected only five times over that entire tenure,” that fan said.

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[The Comeback]

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