Yankees manager Aaron Boone and pitcher Gerrit Cole were ejected from Friday’s game against the Red Sox after getting into a heated argument with home plate umpire Brian Knight.
The tension began at the end of the sixth inning after Cole struck out J.D. Martinez to end the frame. As the teams came off the field, Cole walked toward Knight and gave him an earful about a call from the previous at-bat that led to a game-tying three-run home run. Knight called Cole’s 1–2 pitch to Alex Verdugo a ball, an opportunity the Sox right fielder took advantage of on the next pitch with a 396-foot homer to tie the game at 4–4.