NEW YORK — Ejected for the fourth time this season and second time in a four-game span, Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t think there was a need for robot umpires.
“I don’t want that,” Boone said after Thursday night’s 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
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