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Aaron Boone was ejected for the 50th time in his managerial career on Friday during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Yahoo Sports.
The milestone places Boone in a tie for 25th all-time in career managerial ejections. It falls far short of Bobby Cox's all-time record of 162, but it extends Boone's standing as the Yankees' all-time leader in ejections.
Over his managerial tenure, which began in 2018, Boone has built a reputation for theatrical confrontations with umpires. Some of those moments have become part of Yankees lore.
In his rookie year as manager, on August 31, 2018, Boone established that reputation early. After being ejected, he dropped into a catcher's crouch behind home plate to demonstrate to umpire Nic Lentz how he believed the catcher was influencing the strike zone calls. Boone's cap made contact with Lentz's during the tirade, earning him a fine and a suspension.
One of the most viewed moments in that catalog came on July 18, 2019. Furious over rookie umpire Brennan Miller's strike zone, Boone charged out, clapped directly in the umpire's face, and was caught on a hot mic saying his hitters were "f-ing savages in that box." The moment spread widely and became one of the more memorable scenes from any dugout in recent baseball history.
On August 7, 2023, after being tossed by veteran umpire Laz Diaz, Boone traced lines in the dirt to illustrate what automated ball-strike tracking would look like, while repeatedly mimicking Diaz's strike-three punch-out gesture.
Perhaps the strangest ejection in Boone's career came on April 22, 2024, when home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt threw Boone out just five pitches into a game. Boone was standing silently at the time. The chirping had been coming from a fan sitting directly behind the Yankees dugout, not from Boone himself. The ejection stood despite his innocence.
Boone continues as manager of the Yankees heading into the remainder of the 2026 season.
