Yankees and Red Sox were tied 1-1 in extras when DJ LeMahieu hit a slicing liner down the third base line. It was ruled foul, and the Yankees challenged the call. The replay showed a tough angle. The ball may have clipped the chalk or hovered above it, which by rule can still be fair. But the video was grainy, and angles were limited. After review, the call on the field stood. Aaron Boone lost it. He threw his gum, yelled at the umps, and got tossed. His ejection was loud enough to get the crowd fired up.
The next day, a similar hit from Rob Refsnyder landed in almost the same place and was called fair without protest. Chalk flew up and no one cared. That made the original call on DJ’s hit even more frustrating for Yankees fans. Boone stormed off, muttering curses, while the umps held firm.
LeMahieu stayed in the game and tried to get some payback at the plate but ended up grounding out to end the inning. As he passed the ump, he said the call was horrible. That earned him his first career ejection. He didn’t curse, didn’t get personal, but the ump tossed him anyway. A brutal sequence for the Yankees in a tight game, made worse by close calls and blurry replays.