Yankees Pitching Coach Ejected Over Close Call

0:00It's April 9th. You're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered MLB coverage. Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake got the boot Wednesday night during their game against the athletics. Plate umpire Carlos Torres tossed him from the dugout in the third inning for drawing about ball and strike calls. It all popped off on a fastball from Will Warren to Nick Hertz. Torres called it a ball, even though it nicked the edge inside, putting the count of two balls and nothing strikes. The Yankees were holding a two-nothing lead at that point and still had both their automated ball strike challenges in the tank. Blake did not hold back from the bench. This marks his seventh ejection since linking up with New York back in 2020. Shows how fired up he gets protecting his pitchers. Close calls like that keep the drama alive in the Bronx and with challenges still available the Yankees stayed in control as the game rolled on.