The Yankees seem to have had enough with Jose Siri taking his sweet time.
After the Rays’ center fielder belted a home run in the top of the fifth inning off starter Carlos Rodon on Monday, Siri pinched his palms — seeming to acknowledge boos from the Yankee Stadium crowd — before stepping on home plate.
Immediately afterward, YES Network cameras flashed to Aaron Judge, who looked directly at Siri without flinching or blinking.
The homer and Siri’s histrionics didn’t sit well with the Yankees’ broadcast booth, either.
“You’re losing! Celebrate when you’re winning,” play-by-play man Michael Kay exclaimed. “They’re acting like it’s Mardi Gras in that dugout. You’re losing the game!”
However, Kay conceded that Yankee manager Aaron Boone didn’t seem to take as much exception.
“It’s a new world,” Boone said before the game. “I look away sometimes. That’s part of it. Guys are going to do what they do. It’s on us, each individual, to handle themselves how they want. If somebody doesn’t like it, it’s on us to keep them in the ballpark.”
Monday afternoon’s drama came just 10 days after some more tense moments on the diamond involving the Yankees.
The Yankees and Orioles jawed at one another until the benches cleared after closer Clay Holmes hit Heston Hjerstad in the head in the ninth inning on July 12.
Monday’s game marked the second straight with a dinger for Siri — and another with some antics at that.
Siri provided a similar deliberate trot after a two-run shot on Sunday in a 6-4 Rays win.
Siri and teammate Randy Arozarena entered Monday tied for second for the slowest home run trots at 29.3 seconds.
The Siri long ball proved one of few blemishes for Rodon, who spun a much-needed seven-inning, two-hit, eight-strikeout gem.