Yankees' Aaron Boone Ejected on Video for Arguing After Aaron Judge Strikeout vs. Rays

Things went fairly well for the New York Yankees and manager Aaron Boone for the majority of Sunday's 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Until the top of the eighth inning.

Boone was not happy with a called strike three on slugger Aaron Judge and let the umpire know about it, which cost him the rest of his afternoon. Boone was ejected, and there may have been some carry-over frustration as Judge just missed a home run when a ball hit down the line was called foul:

Judge's long ball appeared to be fair on the video replay, which would have extended the visitors' lead to 4-0.

"The audacity of the call standing is remarkable," Boone told reporters. "It's a home run."

The umpire may have missed the call down the line because the Rays are playing their home games this season in George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, after Hurricane Milton damaged Tropicana Field. There are fewer seats in the outfield, which may have thrown off the eyelines when making the call.

Fortunately for the Yankees, they had a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning when Boone was ejected.

Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger each launched solo home runs, while starting pitcher Max Fried pitched 7.2 shutout innings. Fried allowed just two hits and struck out two after taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning.

It was exactly the type of performance the Yankees were looking for from their starting pitcher after they lost Saturday's game 10-8 in extra innings. That loss snapped a five-game winning streak, so Sunday was an opportunity to start a new streak.

As for Judge, he hasn't hit a home run since Wednesday's win over the Kansas City Royals. The long ball would have snapped a bit of a drought by his incredible standards, although he still has seven homers on the season.

At least he knows his manager had his back Sunday.