Yankees' Aaron Boone furious over controversial call in win at Guardians

Even a win couldn't calm New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone down regarding a controversial decision made during Wednesday's game at the Cleveland Guardians. 

"They conferred and then after they conferred, they go to them for the challenge," Boone said of what he felt was a blown call, per Kevin Manahan of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. "I just think it completely bailed them out. I disagree still. We’ve been told all winter and all spring that we have to be ready. ... (The replay) gets thrown up on the scoreboard. I’m not saying they looked at the scoreboard, but obviously, you can feel the emotion in the building, and then it’s them getting together to get it right and then going to Cleveland. I think, in the end, bailing them out. I took exception to it." 

In the bottom of the first inning of the Wednesday afternoon contest, Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks was credited with making a sliding catch and then completing an inning-ending double play. 

While replays showed Hicks failed to secure the ball, Guardians manager Terry Francona seemingly didn't challenge the call within the allotted 15-second window. Nevertheless, Francona was granted the challenge that overturned the initial decision, and Boone was ultimately ejected after he protested on the field for several minutes. 

Cleveland ended the frame with a 2-0 lead when all was said and done. The Yankees stormed back from what became a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3.  

Boone said after the fact that the American League assured him the umpires "did it the right way" and wasn't at all impacted by the Progressive Field crowd who reacted upon seeing the replay of Hicks' non-catch on the venue's big screen. 

"I’ve had a couple of conversations with the league already about it. ... I understand there are plays when [the umpires] circle up," Boone added during his comments. "But if you were boots on the ground, everyone knows what happened. I wanted them to ask the league [and] get rule clarification. I thought it was not handled right at all." 

Despite Boone's anger, the Yankees will leave Cleveland with a 2-1 road series win and an overall record of 8-4 on the season. The Bronx Bombers will next host the 8-4 Minnesota Twins on Thursday evening.