Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes AIM at Dodgers over lack of ‘class’ following their World Series triumph

Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees were heavily criticized for their gameplay during the World Series loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes AIM at Dodgers over lack of ‘class’ following their World Series triumph

Aaron Boone (Image via Imago)

The 2024 World Series saw the Los Angeles Dodgers claim their 8th championship ring as they defeated the New York Yankees 4-1. Following the series win, several Dodgers’ stars took a swipe at their opponents with some trash-talking. Yankees manager Aaron Boone has now taken aim for their lack of ‘class’.

The Yankees struggled heavily in the field against the Dodgers. In Game 5, stars like Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole made some poor plays which saw the Dodgers come back from 5-0 down to win the game 7-6 and clinch the series.

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After the victory, players like Joe Kelly and Miguel Rojas took some digs at the Yankees. While Kelly claimed that the Yankees were probably the 8th or 9th overall team in the postseason, Rojas took a swipe at their “lazy defense”.

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During the Spring Training press conference on Tuesday, Aaron Boone was asked about these comments. The reporters would ask if took some of that trash-talking personally. He would nod his head and take aim regarding class between them and the Dodgers.

Probably, a little bit. The reality is we didn’t play our best in the series and they won, so they had that right to say whatever. Hopefully, we’re in that position next year and handle things with a little more class.

Aaron Boone said in the press conference

The offseason has seen the Yankees make some big moves. After losing out on Juan Soto, the team added two former MVPs Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt. Apart from that they have also brought in Max Fried as a starting pitcher and traded Nestor Cortes for top closing pitcher Devin Williams.

However, the spotlight is likely going to be on their fielding aspect of the game in the upcoming season following that loss. It remains to be seen how the Bronx Bombers tackle this one problem going ahead.

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Following the end of the 2024 season, the New York Yankees would use the club option on Aaron Boone‘s contract. With him now in the final year of his contract, there are questions about whether the Yankees would provide an extension to him or not. On Tuesday, the 51-year-old provided an intriguing update regarding this situation.

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Aaron Boone (Image via Imago)

Last season, Boone took the Yankees to their first World Series since 2009. He and his team were later blown away by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Fall Classic.

Some of the decisions that Boone made ever heavily criticized by experts and fans on social media. Many fans had been urged for his removal following the loss in the World Series.

Speaking on his contract extension talk, the Yankees manager claimed that there have been no talks regarding it.

Nothing’s happened yet. I know there have been some talks around that. That’ll handle itself and work itself out. The reality is I’m so fired up to be here today and to get to work for this organization and for Hal, that hopefully something does work out.

Aaron Boone said in the press conference
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Aaron Boone was appointed as the manager of the Yankees in 2018. Since then he has guided them to three American League East Division titles. He has a 603-429 record with a winning percentage of .584 in 7 seasons in charge of the team.