"Hunter Wendelstedt needs to be suspended without pay for 1 game" - MLB analyst lashes out at MLB umpire after Aaron Boone's controversial ejection

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is infamous for his altercations with MLB umpires but he was subjected to a bizarre ejection on Monday.

The Yankees skipper was hard done by plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt during a game against the Oakland Athletics on Monday.

While Wendelstedt tossed the Yankees skipper for allegedly shouting at him even after a warning, replays showed that it was actually a fan in the first row behind the Yankees dugout who was screaming at the umpire.

But the MLB umpire's refusal to acknowledge his mistake after the game has not gone down well with the baseball fraternity. Analyst Jim Bowden made his feelings known after Wendelstedt's controversial comments on the ejection.

Bowden didn't mince words, calling for the umpire's suspension following the controversial decision.

"Hunter Wendelstedt needs to be suspended without pay for 1 game for his actions and lack of accountability for his mistake based on his postgame quote," Jim Bowden wrote on X.

Hunter Wendelstedt refuses to back down from his controversial decision to eject Aaron Boone

MLB umpires have been in hot waters since the start of the 2024 season after an uptick in what many believe to be erroneous calls. What made Aaron Boone's ejection even more controversial was the Yankees manager's interaction with Wendelstedt. Boone pleaded innocence but the plate umpire was having none of it.

"Everything you said is exactly kind of what was communicated on the field," Wendelstedt said of the controversial ejection after the game. "That’s what Aaron said. He said that ‘a fan said it, a fan said it.' I said, 'I don’t care who said it.' ... It’s foolish to throw out a player if you don’t know who did it."

Wendelstedt's alleged lack of accountability has enraged fans and analysts with calls for robot umpires officiating the game gaining momentum with each passing week.

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