Another game, another fiery ejection for Aaron Boone, who once again put the umpiring crew on blast. As the Yankees lost the series decider to the Angels, Boone entered the field in the eighth. He fought it out over a balk call by the umpire and was eventually ejected, his first this year.

After the game, Boone refused to back down and called the umpiring crew “overly sensitive.”

“Will gave it to me behind home plate, but then I wanted what I thought should have been more of an explanation,” said Boone. “So I went out to talk to Ryan at first and [crew chief Lance Barksdale] cut me off.”

The story started in the eighth inning when the Angels were already leading by 7-4. Yankees pitcher Ryan Yarbrough was on the mound with guys on first and second. Yarbrough tried to pick off to the first, but he completely stopped his pitching motion at the last second. First base umpire Ryan Additon instantly called a balk, and Boone wasn’t having it.

While it seems like Yarbrough tried to pick off at first, his leg was visibly lifted at the last moment, which hints at stopping the pitch at the last moment. That call actually took away the game entirely from the Yankees. Because the balk moved the runners up, the Yankees decided to just walk Mike Trout. Jo Adell stepped up to the plate and scored a grand slam that closed the game.

Even though Boone was clearly annoyed, he wasn’t nearly as aggressive as we saw him get last year. “I still haven’t gotten good clarity, because of course, they got overly sensitive when I was as calm as could be,” Boone added. ‘Still, home plate umpire Will Little proved to be overly sensitive, as he ejected Boone.

With that ejection, Boone is keeping up his usual pace. Notably, he has led the American League in ejections in each of the last five seasons. Given how the Yankees are playing currently, it seems like Aaron Boone needs to enter the field a few more times this year.

So, the record might stay with the Yankees manager.

The Yankees’ pitching struggle is hitting the danger zone

The Yankees scored 21 runs in the series against the Angels, but they ended up giving up 32. Those are some scary pitching stats to start with.

Before the Angels series, the Yankees’ pitching staff allowed just 3 homers in their first 15 games. In contrast, the four-game series against the Angels saw the Yankees get slugged for the big hits 13 times. Ryan Yarbrough, who was caught in the middle for his pick off, gave up 4 ERs without recording a strikeout. Max Fried started for the Yankees and secured 3 SOs, but also allowed 5 ERs!

“Story of the series, we just didn’t keep the ball in the ballpark,” Boone admitted on Thursday.

Right now, the team sits ninth in the league with a 3.68 ERA. Obviously, fans are hoping that the number drops once Gerrit Cole finally gets back on the mound.

The Yankees missed Cole last year, and this year their pitching staff is losing its steam before Cole is back. The good news is, he will begin a rehab assignment with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Friday. However, the Yankees are playing it incredibly safe after his Tommy John surgery and won’t rush their ace; he likely won’t be back in the Bronx for another few weeks.

Until then, it’s the existing arms who would take the team forward. Expectedly, Boone might be seen taking on the umpires a few more times.