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By Drew VonScio
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The New York Yankees are all over the internet and social media, but it's not for a reason they want to be proud of from Friday night's game.
Ronald Acuña Jr. made a strong throw from right field to third base and threw out Jorbit Vivas. The throw was a modern day version of Roberto Clemente's infamous throw. However, manager Aaron Boone was quick to put blame on his player for being tagged out.
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"Can't happen," Boone told Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. "Just can't happen."
It's a mistake Vivas will remember for a long time, and it may even cost him a spot on the big league roster with the trade deadline less than two weeks away.
However, Boone's next comments are where Yankees fans are confused as he admitted there wasn't any thought about benching Vivas.
"I bench when guys don't run hard," Boone told reporters.
As shown in this video, third base coach Luis Rojas is clearly telling Vivas to slide. You can also see the exact moment when Vivas slows down, one of the first signs a player stops running hard.
All credit in the world goes to Acuña Jr. for making an incredible throw. However, baserunners like Vivas need to have more awareness of the signals from their coach as well as run hard to the base no matter the circumstances.
Poor baserunning has been an issue all season for the Yankees, so Vivas isn't the only culprit. He's just being used as the example of what not to do as the baseball world now sees what Yankees fans have seen over the course of the season.
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