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Yankees manager Aaron Boone returned from a one-game ban, following his third ejection in the last two weeks and said he will not stop fighting for his team but also acknowledged he may need to be more mindful of not crossing a line with umpires.

'No, I'm not going to change,' Boone said on the same day that the Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 . 'Even though I have been kicked out of a lot of games, a lot of them I make it through. So maybe just being better at knowing where that line is.'

In handing down the suspension and fine on Friday, Michael Hill, MLB's senior vice president for on-field operations, said the discipline was for Boone's 'recent conduct toward major league umpires, including actions following his ejection from Thursday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles.

'Seemed to be a little bit of a change of direction there, but look, I got kicked out a few times in a week,' Boone said. 'I don't want that. Certainly, they don't want that, but you know just kind of move from it.'

Boone was ejected for the major league-high fourth time this season when he became infuriated with plate umpire Edwin Moscoso's strike zone during a 3-1 loss. During the argument in the middle of the third inning, Boone held up four fingers, signaling he believed Moscoso missed four pitches.