Warren was 3-2 heading into his 12th start of the 2025 season. After Gerrit Cole went down with injury, Boone turned to Warren to help pick up the slack. The second-year pro delivered, but the challenge of pitching at Dodgers Stadium proved to be too much.
Dodgers fans took to social media to pile onto Warren after Boone pulled him in the second inning.
“Will Warren is a lowlife loser,” one fan posted.
“ARRON BOONE IS ONE OF THE WORST MANAGERS IN BASEBALL,” said another, calling out the Yankees’ manager. “IT WAS OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE THAT WILL WARREN DID’T HAVE IT. WARREN WAS CHARGED WITH 9 RUNS IN ONE AND TWO THIRD INNINGS.”
Article Continues Below“I never want to see Will Warren pitch for the Yankees again,” said one Yankees fan who had seen enough.
“Gotta appreciate Will Warren making sure every New Yorker can tune in on time for the Knicks game,” posted another New Yorker, telling fans to watch Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals instead.
“Will Warren might be the most dog s**t arm to ever attempt to throw a baseball in the history of humanity. What an absolute pile of trash, embarrassing,” said another.
Boone and the Yankees entered the series in Los Angeles hoping to avenge their World Series loss. Instead, they lost the opener and are on their way to going down 0-2 in the series. Boone and Warren couldn’t get New York off to a good start, and the Dodgers offense took full advantage with Muncy leading the charge after Shohei Ohtani fueled the Los Angeles offense on Friday.
Yankees fans will look forward to Sunday’s matchup in hopes of avoiding the sweep. However, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound in the finale, hoping to send New York home winless.