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Yankees Manager Discusses Infielder's Batter-Box Tempo With MLB Officials
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke with Major League Baseball officials about shortstop José Caballero's pace in the batter's box. The discussion followed a delay-of-game warning issued during Sunday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke with Major League Baseball officials about shortstop José Caballero's deliberate tempo in the batter's box. The exchange followed a delay-of-game warning issued during the sixth inning of Sunday's 8-3 win in Toronto. Plate umpire Steven Jaschinski warned Caballero after he twice raised his head with eight seconds left on the pitch clock.
Boone said the conversation clarified the approach. "So I feel like we have a good handle on it and certainly understand what he's trying to do and he has a rhythm and a process to help him get locked and we think it's within the rules," Boone said Tuesday. " Caballero said the warning surprised him.
"That's what he said and then whenever he talked to everyone on his speaker, he said that I was delaying the game which if I delayed the game that's a strike because I'm going over the time that I have," Caballero said Tuesday. He added that he planned to seek clarification from the next plate umpire before Tuesday's game.
"I might have to ask the umpire right before the game starts to see what is the new ruling today," Caballero said.
Boone described the approach as within the rules. "There's some gamesmanship in what he does but he's a smart gritty player," Boone said. 258 with six home runs and 21 RBIs in 59 games.
