NYY NEWS: UMP SHOW IN THE BRONX

Sports Illustrated | Ryan Phillips: One of the worst umpiring fiascos we have seen in years occurred on Monday during the Yankees game against the Oakland Athletics. Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt threw out manager Aaron Boone from the game for something that a fan said.

Boone had some comments about a play during the first inning, but Wendelstedt gave him a warning and the Yanks’ skipper didn’t say anything else. After the next pitch, the home plate umpire heard more yapping behind his back and assumed it was from the Yankees’ dugout, and decided to eject Boone even though it was a fan who was shouting things at Wendelstedt.

After the game, Boone said the whole sequence was “embarrassing” and that he planned to reach out to MLB. Wendelstedt, even when presented with the evidence, doubled down on his decision:

“Apparently what he said was there was a fan right above the dugout (...) I have never ejected a player or a manager for something a fan has said. I understand that’s going to be part of the story or something like that because that’s what Aaron was portraying. I heard something come from the far end of the dugout, had nothing to do with his area, but he’s the manager of the Yankees. So he’s the one that had to go.”

Welp.

NJ Advance Media | Bridget Hyland: It’s fair to say a lot of people in Boston wanted the Red Sox to get rid of Alex Verdugo over the winter. Well, the Yankees, after the outfield depth issues they had last season, traded for him and he is doing just fine in the Bronx.

The player is a strong dugout presence and is performing well. Not only that, but he said the Yankees’ clubhouse is “probably the favorite clubhouse I’ve ever been in. It’s a very close-knit, tight-knit group.”

The Yankees had to surrender Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert, and Nicholas Judice to get Verdugo, but their outfield depth (and their clubhouse chemistry, apparently) is much, much better in 2024.

New York Post | Dan Martin: Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón had his best outing of the season on Monday. Even though it was in a losing effort, he managed to drop his ERA to a fine 2.70 after tossing seven scoreless frames, with one hit, two walks and four strikeouts.

The southpaw gutted out a fantastic performance, even if his velo was “slightly” down per Boone. The strikeout stuff still isn’t quite there, but Rodón has given the Yankees some strong games this season.

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