Girardi defends Burnett after outburst (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi is defending embattled starter A.J. Burnett for his latest outburst after being pulled from a game. Television cameras caught Burnett mouthing curse words on Saturday night after Girardi pulled him from the game in the second inning of a loss at Minnesota. Both said the comments were aimed at Burnett's displeasure with the umpire's strike zone and not...

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