Boone, Aaron
Yankees Show Flaws and Get a First Look at Frankie Montas
Perhaps a reason for Montas’s struggles was his irregular schedule of late. A right-hander, he returned July 21 after missing nearly three weeks with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. He started again for Oakland on July 26, reaching 78 pitches, then was traded to New York. But then came the family death that delayed Montas’s […]
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Yankees Trade for Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino, Scott Effross
The best teams need to do the most work at the baseball trading deadline. This would seem counterintuitive, because the best teams tend to have the fewest needs. But if a team is really good, the hardest part is over: you know you’ll be playing in October. Trades are all about boosting your odds once […]
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Mets Sweep Yankees in Subway Series
The final hit on Wednesday night bounced into the glove of Aaron Hicks, and of course he didn’t want it. Hicks, the Yankees’ left fielder, gathered Starling Marte’s game-winning single, held it for a while and then flung it aside like a piece of gum. A ball boy retrieved it and tossed it into the […]
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Yankees Head to the All-Star Break Looking as Dominant as Ever
Aaron Boone is ready to trade in his pinstripes for board shorts and a spatula, at least for a few days. With Major League Baseball’s All-Star break beginning Monday, Boone, the Yankees’ manager, plans on getting some rest and relaxation. Boone will watch the Home Run Derby on Monday and the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday, […]
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After Failing to Extend Aaron Judge, Yankees Beat Red Sox
It was all set up for Aaron Judge to own the day. Two outs, bottom of the ninth, tie game on opening day in the Bronx. Judge comes to bat and rips a line-drive double into the left field corner. He’s got to trot in with the winning run, right? Surely that would happen next. […]
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Aaron Boone and Buck Showalter Are in Limbo
Not even the coronavirus pandemic kept Aaron Boone away from his players following the postponement of the start of 2020 season. Boone, the Yankees’ manager, made waves on social media that March when he recorded and lent his voice to a clip of pitcher Gerrit Cole throwing with his pregnant wife, Amy, at their Greenwich, […]
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