WATCH: Umpire apologizes to Yankees manager Aaron Boone after controversial call on Oswald Peraza

MLB: New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves - Source: Imagn
WATCH: Umpire apologizes to Yankees manager Aaron Boone after controversial call on Oswald Peraza - Source: Imagn

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was furious after a controversial strike call on Oswald Peraza during the third game of the series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.

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After working a 2-2 count from Blue Jays ace Chris Bassitt in the top of the third inning, Peraza held his swing on a pitch that was evidently over the strike zone. However, home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez called it a strike to end Peraza's at-bat.

Boone was furious about the call and was seen shouting at the plate umpire. After the end of the inning, the umpire apologized to the Yankees manager for getting the call wrong. Boone gave a thumbs-up to the umpire for owning up to his mistake.

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With the series on the line and both teams contesting for the top spot in the American League East, Wednesday's game turned out to be an intense contest.

Aaron Boone reflects on ejection after arguing strike call on Anthony Volpe

While Aaron Boone and the home plate umpire reconciled in the third inning, it was a different outcome for the Yankees manager in the seventh inning. Boone and pitching coach Matt Blake argued a high strike call on Anthony Volpe in the seventh, leading to their ejections.

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"I went out there just to see who he threw out," Boone said after the game.(Gonzalez) kind of lost his mind on me," the manager continued. "Just a couple of calls not going our way tonight, but that wasn't our issue tonight. We gave them too many outs."

It was another frustrating game for the Yankees skipper as the Bronx Bombers' under-fire defense drew more criticism after four errors in an 8-4 loss on Wednesday, conceding the series to AL East leaders.

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"We've got to obviously tighten it up. I'm confident we will. We'll continue to work at it. We've got good defenders here, but tonight was obviously a rough night for us."

A second consecutive series loss at Rogers Centre means that the Yankees are now four games behind the Blue Jays in the AL East.

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Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
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