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13-02-2025
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Aaron Boone says if Yankees win World Series, he hopes they do it with 'more class' than Dodgers
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone hopes his team does this year what the Dodgers did last season — win a championship. If that happens, however, Boone doesn't want his players to behave in the same manner as some Dodgers players have in the aftermath of beating the Yankees in the 2024 World Series. Boone spoke with reporters Tuesday as pitchers and catchers arrived at spring training in Tampa, Fla., and was asked how he felt about some of the Dodgers "talking trash" about the Yankees during the offseason. "Don't like hearing that," Boone said. "But 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." Read more: 'Hungrier than ever.' Dodgers open spring training focused on avoiding World Series hangover The Dodgers defeated the Yankees in Game 1 and 2 at Dodger Stadium, then won Game 3 and lost Game 4 at Yankee Stadium. In Game 5, also in the Bronx, the Dodgers trailed by five going into the fifth inning but capitalized on multiple New York miscues in the top of that inning — including center fielder Aaron Judge dropping a line drive, shortstop Anthony Volpe spiking a throw to third and ace Gerrit Cole failing to cover first on a routine ground ball — to tie the game. Four and a half innings later, the Dodgers were celebrating a 7-6 win and their second World Series championship in five years. "The reality is it's a great team, it's a great organization with a lot of great people that I happen to know and respect, too," Boone said of the Dodgers this week. "So a few people sounding off isn't necessarily how I would want to draw it up. But they're the champs. They have that right.' In the days following the World Series, some Dodgers players made comments that got under the skin of some Yankees fans. Relief pitcher Joe Kelly — who did not play in the postseason because of a right shoulder injury and is now a free agent — stated that the Dodgers had been looking to capitalize on "sloppy" play by the Yankees throughout the series. "They can't make a play," Kelly said on the Nov. 4 episode of the "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast. Read more: MLB offseason winners and losers: Dodgers conquered. Here's how other teams fared Kelly went on to say that the series "was just a mismatch from the get-go" and that the Yankees might be considered the "eighth- or ninth-best playoff team" from last fall. Dodgers star Mookie Betts had a number of his teammates on an episode of his "On Base" podcast that was recorded Nov. 1 following the team's victory parade and fan celebration at Dodger Stadium. In that festive setting, utility player Chris Taylor used a profane phrase to describe the Yankees' Game 5 meltdown. Taylor added: "They kind of s— down their leg. They were pressing. It was like one thing after the next, so I think our energy in the dugout was kind of feeding off that. It was like, 'All we got to do is put the ball in play right now,' you know?" Boone was sure to point out that the Dodgers biggest stars — specifically naming Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw — have not disrespected his team. Instead, Boone suggested, it was guys who played a much smaller role in the Dodgers' success. "Some guys are more inclined to spout off and be a little more colorful than others," Boone said. "And again, that's their right. They won. And again, hopefully we're in that position and do things a little better." Read more: Hernández: Absurdly talented Dodgers make once-impossible 120 MLB wins seem inevitable Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
13-02-2025
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- Los Angeles Times
Aaron Boone says if Yankees win World Series, he hopes they do it with ‘more class' than Dodgers
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone hopes his team does this year what the Dodgers did last season — win a championship. If that happens, however, Boone doesn't want his players to behave in the same manner as some Dodgers players have in the aftermath of beating the Yankees in the 2024 World Series. Boone spoke with reporters Tuesday as pitchers and catchers arrived at spring training in Tampa, Fla., and was asked how he felt about some of the Dodgers 'talking trash' about the Yankees during the offseason. 'Don't like hearing that,' Boone said. 'But 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.' The Dodgers defeated the Yankees in Game 1 and 2 at Dodger Stadium, then won Game 3 and lost Game 4 at Yankee Stadium. In Game 5, also in the Bronx, the Dodgers trailed by five going into the fifth inning but capitalized on multiple New York miscues in the top of that inning — including center fielder Aaron Judge dropping a line drive, shortstop Anthony Volpe spiking a throw to third and ace Gerrit Cole failing to cover first on a routine ground ball — to tie the game. Four and a half innings later, the Dodgers were celebrating a 7-6 win and their second World Series championship in five years. 'The reality is it's a great team, it's a great organization with a lot of great people that I happen to know and respect, too,' Boone said of the Dodgers this week. 'So a few people sounding off isn't necessarily how I would want to draw it up. But they're the champs. They have that right.' In the days following the World Series, some Dodgers players made comments that got under the skin of some Yankees fans. Relief pitcher Joe Kelly — who did not play in the postseason because of a right shoulder injury and is now a free agent — stated that the Dodgers had been looking to capitalize on 'sloppy' play by the Yankees throughout the series. 'They can't make a play,' Kelly said on the Nov. 4 episode of the 'Baseball Isn't Boring' podcast. Kelly went on to say that the series 'was just a mismatch from the get-go' and that the Yankees might be considered the 'eighth- or ninth-best playoff team' from last fall. Dodgers star Mookie Betts had a number of his teammates on an episode of his 'On Base' podcast that was recorded Nov. 1 following the team's victory parade and fan celebration at Dodger Stadium. In that festive setting, utility player Chris Taylor used a profane phrase to describe the Yankees' Game 5 meltdown. Taylor added: 'They kind of s— down their leg. They were pressing. It was like one thing after the next, so I think our energy in the dugout was kind of feeding off that. It was like, 'All we got to do is put the ball in play right now,' you know?' Boone was sure to point out that the Dodgers biggest stars — specifically naming Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw — have not disrespected his team. Instead, Boone suggested, it was guys who played a much smaller role in the Dodgers' success. 'Some guys are more inclined to spout off and be a little more colorful than others,' Boone said. 'And again, that's their right. They won. And again, hopefully we're in that position and do things a little better.'
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12-02-2025
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone opens spring training with some shade for the Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series. It was not particularly close, and the Dodgers certainly made people aware of that after the fact. As it turns out, Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn't enjoy that part. Speaking at the opening of New York's spring training, Boone said he hopes it's the Yankees that win the World Series this year, and that they do it with "a little more class." The full context of that shade: 'I don't like hearing [the Dodgers' trash talk], but the reality is, we didn't play our best in the series, and they won. They have that right to say whatever. Hopefully, we're in that position next year and handle things with a little more class. The reality is it's a great team, it's a great organization with a lot of great people I happen to know and respect, too. A few people sounding off isn't necessarily how I would want to draw it up, but they're the champs. They have that right.' Grace against their opponent was certainly one of the few areas where the Dodgers didn't succeed against their opponent, not that it doesn't make a huge difference. Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor had some of the harshest words on Bleacher Report's "On Base With Mookie Betts" podcast following the World Series parade, noting the Yankees' defensive woes: "Everybody saw it. The kinda s*** down their leg ... It was like one thing after the next. I think our energy in dugout was kinda feeding that. It was like 'All we've got to do is put the ball in play right now.' Reliever Joe Kelly, currently a free agent also enjoyed the difference in execution between the Dodgers and Yankees: "We were saying it every single game, just let them throw the ball to the infield. They can't make a play. I mean, you saw, Shohei got an extra base going to third off a sloppy Gleyber [Torres] play. It's well known. We all knew. We're the Dodgers, we know every little detail. But past that, it was a fun series. They almost snagged a couple of wins ... It was just a mismatch from the get-go. If we had a playoff re-ranking, they might be ranked eighth or ninth best playoff team. Those are the comments Boone might have been referring to, and he responded by pointing out that Taylor and Kelly weren't exactly the guys who won the game for the Dodgers: 'You didn't hear that from the [Freddie] Freemans, [Mookie] Betts, [Shohei] Ohtanis and [Clayton] Kershaws, or whatever in the world. Sometimes, you're coming off the drunkenness of winning a world championship and some guys are more inclined to spout off and be a little more colorful than others. Again, that's their right. They won. Hopefully, we're in that position and do things a little better.' Of course, the Dodgers' trash talk are a symptom of a bigger issue for the Yankees, Boone in particular. All the mockery that has come out of Los Angeles is a product of the fact the Dodgers were specifically told the Yankees were so bad at baserunning and defense, they just had to stay the course and let the mistakes happen. That doesn't reflect well on the manager of said team, and the Yankees didn't provide much reason to expect that to change. They did add some talent after losing Juan Soto, but their coaching staff is virtually unchanged. The Yankees have stuff to work on, though it's worth remembering they were an out from winning Game 1 of the World Series, a hit from winning Game 2 and any of three plays from ending that fifth inning in Game 5. Then the Dodgers executed, and here we are. It's clear the Dodgers are going to loom over the Yankees until New York finds some way to surpass them, though that clearly won't be done by outspending them. Per BetMGM, the Yankees are currently +800 to win the World Series, the best number in MLB behind, you guessed it, the Dodgers at +250.
