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Yankees’ Aaron Boone blasts ‘overly sensitive’ umpires after first ejection of season

Nypost · · 710 words · By Greg Joyce
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Yankees manager picked up his first ejection late in Thursday’s 11-4 loss to the Angels”
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Multiple web search results confirm Aaron Boone was ejected for the first time this season during a 11-4 loss to the Angels on a Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 New York Yankees season was the 115th season of the New York Yankees franchise. In their final season under manager Joe Girardi, the Yankees finished the regular season with 91 wins and 71 lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 New York Yankees season was the 117th season for the New York Yankees franchise in Major League Baseball. The Yankees played in Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, and were managed by Aaron Boone i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_New_York_Yankees_season
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“getting tossed by home plate umpire Will Little at the end of the eighth inning for arguing a balk call from the top of the eighth”
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Multiple sources confirm that home plate umpire Will Little ejected Boone at the end of the eighth inning for arguing a balk call.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball's 2003 postseason played between the Wild Card Boston Red Sox and the top-seeded New York Yankees fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_American_League_Champions…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — PitchCom is a wireless communication system used in baseball that lets a player request pitches without using visible signals. Major League Baseball (MLB) approved the use of PitchCom before the start…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PitchCom
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“First base umpire Ryan Additon called the balk on lefty Ryan Yarbrough”
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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference (Nypost) and multiple web search results stating first base umpire Ryan Additon called the balk on Ryan Yarbrough.
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web search NEUTRAL — HP Umpire Will Little ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone for arguing 1B Umpire Ryan Additon's balk call on pitcher Ryan Yarbrough as the Angels beat New Yor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1coWFDrBgo
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web search NEUTRAL — The trigger was a balk called against Yankees reliever Ryan Yarbrough by first base umpire Ryan Additon.Yankees reliever Ryan Yarbrough came on in the eighth with the Angels ahead 7-4 and got two quic…
https://pinstripesnation.com/yankees-boone-gets-first-ejecti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Boone got on the board with his first ejection of the season on Thursday late in New York's 11–4 loss to the Angels when he went out to get some clarification about a balk called on Ryan Yarbrough.
https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/aaron-judge-accuses-umpires-o…
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“runners on first and second and two outs in what was then a 7-4 game”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state there were runners on first and second, two outs, and the score was 7-4 at the time of the balk.
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web search NEUTRAL — If these regulations are violated with one or more runners on base, an umpire may call a balk. The batter at home plate does not advance on a balk.The ball is dead, the batter is awarded first base, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balk
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web search NEUTRAL — First base umpire Ryan Additon called the balk on lefty Ryan Yarbrough, who tried to pick off the man at first with runners on first and second and two outs in what was then a 7-4 game.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yankees-aaron-boone-blasts…
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web search NEUTRAL — Runners sat on first and second with two outs.The timing of the balk call made its impact severe. In a 7-4 game, keeping the runners at first and second with two outs might have allowed Yarbrough to e…
https://pinstripesnation.com/yankees-boone-gets-first-ejecti…
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“Boone, who has led the AL in ejections in each of the last five years”
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Three separate web search results confirm that Aaron Boone has led the American League in ejections for the last five consecutive seasons.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Boone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is an American professional baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Boone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is an American former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who was a four-time All-Star. Born in San Diego, California, he is the son of MLB…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Boone
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“Gerrit Cole will be on a pitch count around the mid-40s Friday night as he starts a rehab assignment at Double-A Somerset”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for 'Gerrit' as software, which are irrelevant. No evidence regarding Gerrit Cole's specific pitch count or Friday rehab start was found in the provided results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit (/ ˈɡɛrɪt / GERR-it) is a free, web-based team code collaboration tool. Software developers in a team can review each other's modifications on their source code using a Web browser and approve …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_(software)
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit is a web-based code review system that enables teams to collaborate on Git repositories with powerful patchset based review workflows, fine-grained permissions, and seamless integration with CI…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit is a highly extensible and configurable tool for web-based code review and repository management for projects using the Git version control system. It allows teams to discuss code, serve Git as…
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“Rehab assignments come with a 30-day clock for pitchers — May 16 would be the final day of that for Cole”
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While evidence confirms rehab assignments are limited to 30 days, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that May 16 is the final day for Gerrit Cole specifically.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Cole
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web search NEUTRAL — Pitchers on rehab assignments are limited to 30 days. Those recovering from Tommy John surgery may receive three consecutive 10-day extensions beyond that. Cole began his assignment on April 17. The c…
https://pinstripesnation.com/gerrit-cole-rehab-start-changes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Cole will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Somerset, manager Aaron Boone said Sunday, getting the reigning AL Cy Young winner one step closer to returning to the Yankees potent…
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/sports/gerrit-cole-rehab-assig…
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“those coming back from Tommy John surgery, as the former AL Cy Young winner is, can extend that window if needed”
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Multiple sources (including those mentioning Eury Pérez and Alek Manoah) confirm that pitchers returning from Tommy John surgery can receive extensions to the 30-day rehab window.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pitchers on rehab assignments are limited to 30 days. Those recovering from Tommy John surgery may receive three consecutive 10-day extensions beyond that. Cole began his assignment on April 17. The c…
https://pinstripesnation.com/gerrit-cole-rehab-start-changes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pitchers are generally allowed a maximum of 30 days to complete rehab assignments, but under the current CBA, there’s an exception for pitchers returning from Tommy John to allow them to get “up to th…
https://www.mlb.com/marlins/news/eury-perez-makes-first-reha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manoah's initial thirty-day rehab period has come to an end, but the right-hander is not yet ready to be activated in the Majors. The Blue Jays have therefore opted to use one of the three potential t…
https://dose.ca/2025/08/23/alek-manoah-his-stay-in-the-minor…
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“The left-hander [Carlos Rodón], whose return from elbow surgery was delayed by a hamstring issue, is scheduled to throw live batting practice Saturday”
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No evidence was found in the search results to corroborate the claim about Carlos Rodón's schedule or injuries.
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“Oswald Peraza... going 2-for-4 with a double, home run, walk and three RBIs on Thursday after going 3-for-3 with a homer and a walk Tuesday”
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No evidence was found in the search results to corroborate the specific stats for Oswald Peraza on Thursday and Tuesday.
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“For the first time this season, the scuffling Ryan McMahon did not play third base during a Max Fried start”
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“he started Amed Rosario to balance the lineup on a day when the Angels were throwing a bullpen game”
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“The Yankees lost their automated ball-strike system challenges by the bottom of the third inning Thursday”
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“Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Trent Grisham were both proven wrong trying to get strikes turned into balls”
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