Yankees manager Aaron Boone had more to say about the umpires’ handling of a replay review on Wednesday than he did his team’s 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians.
Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor’s first-inning blooper to center appeared to be caught by Aaron Hicks, who then doubled Jose Ramirez off second base before a run scored. Cleveland manager Terry Francona didn’t signal he was challenging and his players left the field. However, the scoreboard replay showed Hicks didn’t make the catch and the fans made their feelings known.
The umpires talked amongst themselves, issued a review after a few minutes, and reversed the play.