Aaron Boone BLASTS Media While Defending Yankees Players Following Recent Struggles

Aaron Boone would attack the media for their questions regarding the performances of his players and defend them following recent struggles.

Aaron Boone BLASTS Media While Defending Yankees Players Following Recent Struggles

Aaron Boone (Image via Imago)

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New York Yankees Aaron Boone went off at the media on Tuesday. During his weekly appearance at the Talkin’ Yanks podcast, the Yankees manager defended his players and blasted the media for their scrutiny of them.

After starting the season off in strong fashion, the Bronx Bombers have suffered a dip in form in recent weeks. Their 4-game series sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this month saw them lose possession of the 1st place in the American League East Standings.

On Monday, the team would lose its 5th straight game against the Blue Jays. Before the game on Tuesday, Boone would make another appearance at the Talkin Yanks podcast.

During this, Boone would defend his players following the recent struggles of the team and fired off against the media.

Understand the pestering, bantering, leading questions that are being asked of our guys. And I don’t want them to just fly off the handle and be emotional. We’ve been pretty good over the years of compartmentalizing and dealing with the everyday grind of the regular season and playing in New York, and you start getting emotional and going down that road, it’s a bad trait.

Aaron Boone said on Talkin Yanks podcast

The 52-year-old would later hit back at those who had questioned the players over their answers in the post-game interviews. Host Jomboy would claim that they needed some more non-robotic answers. Boone would get fired up at this and took a swipe at the media.

I don’t care what you want. These are answers of pestering, everyday questions. I want our guys in a good like, boom.

Aaron Boone continued

Boone has himself faced a lot of criticism this season. Several fans have demanded a change in the Yankees’ leadership and his firing. However, there are some who have defended him.

Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay recently slammed the fans who urged his removal. As they demanded a more ‘fiery‘ manager than Boone, insider Ken Rosenthal insisted that such managers do not exist anymore.

Aaron Boone faced flak from social media users for defending Anthony Volpe

One name apart from Aaron Boone that has received a lot of flak this season from the New York Yankees fans is Anthony Volpe. The shortstop has struggled both as a batter and as a fielder. Despite his struggles, Boone has kept on defending him, which is something that has not sat well with the fans.

Aaron Boone and Anthony Volpe
Aaron Boone and Anthony Volpe (Image via Imago)

In the game on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the shortstop made another throwing error. That was his 12th error of the year, the most by any player in the American League. Following the 4-1, Boone would call him a ‘top‘ shortstop.

Yeah, I mean, we’re talking about a few extra errors. That’s the separator of when he wins a gold glove and when he’s not. He’s still a top shortstop… He just hasn’t been as consistent as he has in his first two years.

Aaron Boone told the reporters

Volpe would make another error on Tuesday. In the bottom of the 6th inning, he once again threw the ball high to first baseman Ben Rice. He was judged with his 13th error, tying him with Willy Adames for the most errors made by a player this year.

Yankees snap 5-game losing run against Blue Jays with 5-4 win

The New York Yankees had been struggling against the Toronto Blue Jays this season. After 5 successive losses against them, the American League champions finally beat their division rivals with a 5-4 win on Tuesday.

Yankees' Aaron Boone
Aaron Boone (Image via Imago)

After taking a 4-1 lead, the Yankees once again gave up their lead. The Blue Jays came back from this deficit and tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Ben Rice would come up clutch for the Yanks in the 9th inning. The first baseman smashed a solo home run off Jeff Hoffman to give his side a 5-4 lead. His 15th home run of the season turned out to be the decisive factor in this game as the Yankees held on to the lead and won the game.

The win pulls the Yankees back within 3 games of the Blue Jays in the fight for the top spot in the AL East division. Following the rubber game on Wednesday, the Yankees will turn their attention towards the Philadelphia Phillies.

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