MLB Ejection 010 - Larry Vanover (1; Aaron Boone)

2B Umpire Larry Vanover ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone (Replay Review decision that overturned 1B Umpire David Rackley's out call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 1st inning of the #Yankees-#Guardians game. With one out and two on (R2, R3), Guardians batter Josh Naylor hit a fly ball to Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks, who dove in an attempt to catch the ball, ruled a catch (out) by 1B Umpire Rackley. After umpire consultation which did not change the initial out call and upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Guardians manager Terry Francona, Rackley call was overturned, the Replay Official ruling the ball was trapped and that had the proper call been made as the initial call, Guardians baserunner R3 Steven Kwan would have scored and R2 Jose Ramirez would have advanced to third base. Replay indicate Hicks did not catch the baseball and that Francona timely indicated his desire to initiate the review process ("hold"), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 1-0. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Larry Vanover (27)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*Official Baseball Rule 8.02(c) states, in part, "If the umpires consult after a play and change a call that had been made, then they have the authority to take all steps that they may deem necessary, in their discretion, to eliminate the results and consequences of the earlier call that they are reversing, including placing runners where they think those runners would have been after the play, had the ultimate call been made as the initial call."

This is the 10th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 2nd manager ejection of 2023.

This is New York's 1st ejection of 2023, 2nd in the AL East (BAL 2; NYY 1; BOS, TB, TOR 0).

This is Aaron Boone's 1st ejection since Sept 23, 2022 (Brian Knight; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Larry Vanover's 1st ejection since May 17, 2022 (QOC = N [Check Swing]).

Wrap: New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians, 4/12/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Boone tossed after a confusing procedural sequence in Cleveland (NYY/CLE)