After an 80-minute rain delay, the Yankees took the field for the first game of their doubleheader against the Rays. The Bombers were swiftly greeted by an egregiously poor strike zone called by home plate umpire Brennan Miller.
Miller, who made his major-league debut on April 20, heard chirping from the Yankees’ dugout right from the first inning. Gary Sanchez could be seen shaking his head behind the plate as well. It was a rough start to the game for the rookie umpire.
Tensions boiled over in the bottom of the second, however, when Miller called Brett Gardner out on strikes.