Yankees’ Aaron Boone not worried over Gerrit Cole’s velocity slip
TAMPA — Gerrit Cole felt healthy and ready for the regular season after making his fifth and final start in the Grapefruit League on Friday. Next up is Opening Day in the Bronx. Cole tossed a 5²/3 inning 1-run ball against the Twins, handling counts to 84 without walking, and striking out 3 in the […]
Luis Severino, Aaron Boone blast ‘stupid’ pitch clock call
TAMPA — With the season opener approaching, the pitch clock issues experienced by the Yankees and Luis Severino on Tuesday are still there. The right-hander had one out in the top of the fourth, and Detroit’s Austin Meadows came to bat and was called for a violation that caused the clock to run out. The […]
Yankees manager Aaron Boone joining Jomboy Media
Aaron Boone will be a podcaster this season, the Yankees manager told The Post. Yankees managers traditionally have six-figure paid spots once a week on either the team’s flagship radio, WFAN, or rival station, ESPN New York. But in a sign of the changing landscape of sports media, Boone joined Jomboy Media, a digital sports […]
Aaron Boone has Yankees players’ unwavering support
TAMPA — When you went bankrupt at the end of another World Series or Bust season, when the Bronx was on fire again under your watch, a shriek of “Fire Boom” rang out in many neighborhoods around East 161st Street and River Avenue. It was raging. under. Boone can’t climb Mount Astros and sounds driven […]
Aaron Boone may have hinted at Yankees’ lineup construction
TAMPA — Wednesday is four weeks and one day away from opening day, so there’s still plenty of time for Aaron Boone to change his mind or throw a wrench into his plans. But the Yankees manager may have a hand in what his lineup (or at least most of it) will look like against […]
Aaron Boone call played role in Tommy Kahnle rejoining Yankees
TAMPA — In the days leading up to a free agency decision on Dec. 6, Tommy Carnley considered several contract offers, including one from the Red Sox. Aaron Boone made the pitcher his own pitch in case the Yankees offer could use the extra weight. The Yankees manager called Kernley to check on him, see […]
Yankees’ Aaron Boone already gushing about Anthony Volpe
TAMPA — Aaron Boone got his first chance to see Anthony Volpe live at Steinbrenner Field on Monday night this spring. But since Sunday, when Volpe was in a split-team game in Dunedin, Fla., while Boone was managing a game in Tampa, the rave reviews for the Yankees’ top prospects have returned to the manager. […]