Yankees Rumors: Aaron Boone Subject of 'Bad Ejection' by Wendelstedt After MLB Review

Major League Baseball reportedly does not agree with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt's decision to eject New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone from his team's 2-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Monday.

Andy Martino of SNY reported Wednesday that the league considered it a "bad ejection."

Boone was thrown out in the first inning of the contest following a previous warning. Yet the ejection turned heads because he was silent as a fan appeared to be yelling at Wendelstedt:

This report comes after Boone appeared on Jomboy Media's Talkin' Yanks podcast and said, "I think the league is upset about it." He also said he had "no idea" how the umpire's mistake could be corrected.

As Martino explained, the league considering it a "bad ejection" will impact Wendelstedt's ability to eventually be promoted to crew chief or land high-profile umpiring roles in marquee spots such as the postseason or All-Star Game.

MLB evaluates umpires' "game management" abilities across the entire season, which then comes into play when making postseason assignments that come with additional pay.

"Apparently what he said was there was a fan right above the dugout," Wendelstedt said after the game, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.

"This isn't my first ejection. In the entirety of my career, I have never ejected a player or a manager for something a fan has said. I understand that's going to be part of a story or something like that because that's what Aaron was portraying. I heard something come from the far end of the dugout, had nothing to do with his area but he's the manager of the Yankees. So he's the one that had to go."

The umpire also said he quickly ejected Boone even though he wasn't sure if it was the manager who said something because he didn't want to kick out a player since "that's what the fans pay to see."

For his part, Boone told reporters the entire ordeal was "not right" and "embarrassing." He also said he would reach out to the league.

It was an ugly game for the Yankees even outside the ejection, as they managed zero runs and just three hits against an Oakland team that is in fourth place in the American League West and not expected to contend this season.

To New York's credit, it bounced back with a 4-3 win over the same team on Tuesday with Boone back in the dugout.