TAMPA — Aaron Boone has already prepared for this moment. Two outs in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, the Yankees trailing by two and Aaron Judge takes a low called strike three to end the game, with their two challenges already used up in the new automated ball-strike system (ABS). “It’s going to […]
TAMPA — Some of the first days of spring training can serve as a meet and greet. But Wednesday at Steinbrenner Field might as well have been a big family reunion — and that’s even with most position players still across the street at the player development complex before reporting this weekend. While the continuity […]
TAMPA — Ben Rice may not want to get rid of his catcher’s gear just yet. While the rising slugger will still be the Yankees’ regular first baseman this season, re-signing Paul Goldschmidt as a veteran backup could also lead to a few more starts behind the plate for Rice, according to manager Aaron Boone. […]
Aaron Boone isn’t worried about being “politically correct” with his stance on Aaron Judge’s participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. During a performance op YES Network’s “Yankees Hot Stove” On Monday, play-by-play announcer Michael Kay asked the Yankees skipper how “sick” he will be about the judge who captains Team USA. Boone emphatically dismissed […]
At the end of what he described as a “difficult year for me personally,” Aaron Boone indicated he still expects to be back for a ninth season as manager of the Yankees. “I’m under contract, so I don’t expect anything,” Boone said after the Yankees lost 5-2 to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night in […]