During their current losing streak, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone can’t seem to catch a break. What latest misfortune hurt the ballclub? Despite naysayers, momentum exists and is very real.
If a team succeeds, they seem to catch lucky breaks. Similarly, if a club struggles, you can guarantee that fate will not be on their side. For the Yankees, nothing seems to go their way as of late. Even an indisputable call favors the opposition, ultimately playing a role in the Bombers’ failures.
NY Yankees Manager Aaron Boone Visibly Irritated After Blown Call
In basketball, when a skilled player attempts a shot and the ball rolls around the rim before settling, they call that a shooter’s roll. A bit of luck that rewards someone. Meanwhile, the Yankees continue to suffer the polar opposite of good fortune. During Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a mistaken call hurt New York and stunned anyone with the gift of sight and a grasp of the rules.
Centerfielder Cody Bellinger was involved in what initially looked like a bang-bang play at second base. However, video conclusively shows his foot on the bag before the Angels’ infielder gets his foot down. The umpire called the runner out. Boone challenged the play. All challenges head to MLB headquarters for review.
The replay official upheld the out call. The Yankees went on to lose the game 3-2. Boone spoke to the media about the call via the Yankees Videos Twitter account.
Aaron Boone says he’s “incredibly surprised” that the call of Cody Bellinger being out at second base in the first inning was not overturned: pic.twitter.com/VWsono09TO
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) June 19, 2025
“Incredibly surprised. You have to move on. As much as I get mad at calls, that one was justifiable; you have to move on. It was early in the game. You have to put it behind us.”
As diplomatic as Boone seems, his eyes tell another tale. The team needs a spark. The Tampa Rays sit just 1.5 games behind New York and look like they are catching fire, winning five of their last six.
Yankees podcaster Gary Sheffield, Jr. saw the same play and did not maintain Boone’s composure on social media.
Cody Bellinger, AFTER A REPLAY CHALLENGE, was called out on this play 😂
What’s the point of replay if they can’t get it right? pic.twitter.com/lMEB8ciFHa
— Gary Sheffield Jr. (@GarysheffieldJr) June 19, 2025
“Cody Bellinger, AFTER A REPLAY CHALLENGE, was called out on this play 😂.
What’s the point of replay if they can’t get it right?”
The thought behind replay was to ensure that the right calls get made. The point of replay is to use video evidence to affirm or overturn calls. Yet, even that seems flawed. Earlier this week, Tampa Bay played the Baltimore Orioles, and fans witnessed the worst call of the season.
Rays outfielder Josh Lowe drops a bunt down, which the Baltimore third baseman clearly fields. Lowe beats the throw by a couple of steps, with his foot on the base, before the ball hits the first baseman’s glove. Since the Rays did not have any challenges left, the call stood. Instead of trying to allot challenges, the video review and the officials operating it must work harder at ensuring it succeeds.
Rays’ Josh Lowe repeated “you missed that one bad” to the umpire after the out call at first
The Rays did not have any challenges left pic.twitter.com/Bunfz3NO6R
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 17, 2025
In his defense, Boone said the right things. Replay did not seek to hurt the team, just like Aaron Judge’s 11 strikeouts in the last five games. New York continues to struggle and needs to find a way to pull itself out of the mess. Maybe the blown call can act as a rallying cry, and players unite to ensure no calls are that close.