The New York Yankees need to stay calm and keep their composure, something their manager Aaron Boone seemingly struggles to do, as evidenced by what happened in the second game of the series against the Houston Astros.
Frustration might be the right word to describe the demeanor displayed by the New York manager at Minute Maid Park, where he earned his sixth ejection of the season, continuing his habit of leading the league in this category.
Aaron Boone and a completely negative statistic
Unless something unusual happens, Aaron Boone will finish as the most ejected manager in MLB for the fifth consecutive year, a streak that began in 2021, and he appears on pace to match his personal record of nine ejections set in 2022.
But a statistic shared by StatMuse puts him in an unflattering light. As the Yankees’ skipper, Boone has 45 ejections, the same number as the playoff games he has managed (45).
This is concerning, as the organization continues to wait for another World Series title, something they haven’t achieved since 2009.
Aaron Boone lost his cool at the moment he decided to pull Devin Williams as a pitcher, not before squandering the lead they held against the Astros. As some fans on social media have pointed out, it seems the manager is determined to stick with Anthony Volpe as shortstop and Devin Williams as a trusted reliever in critical situations.
In a video shared on social media, the manager can be seen confronting the umpire before being sent out of the game. In the end, the result was a 7-8 loss, a defeat that doesn’t help and only fuels frustration at a time when there’s no room for losing composure or getting rattled.
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