Aaron Boone
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Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is an American former professional baseball infielder, broadcaster, and manager.
He is the manager for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
From 1997 to 2009, Boone appeared in baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, and Houston Astros.
He is the son of Bob Boone, Ray Boone's grandson, and Bret Boone's brother. In the 2003 American League Championship Series, Boone was an All-Star and had a series-winning walk-off home run.
Boone was employed by ESPN as a game analyst and a color commentator for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball coverage, as well as a contributor to Baseball Tonight from 2010 to 2017.
Boone was hired by the Yankees in December 2017 to be the 33rd manager in franchise history.
Early life
Boone attended Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California. In his senior year, he batted.423 with 22 stolen bases for the school's baseball team, and was named the Century League's co-player of the year. On the third day of the 1991 MLB draft, Boone was selected by the California Angels, but he had no intention to sign a professional contract.
Personal life
Boone is the son of former catcher and boss Bob Boone, All Star and four-time Gold Glove winner Bret Boone, as the brother of former Cincinnati Reds minor leaguer Matt Boone, and grand-grand uncle Ray Boone are both concerned. Aaron and Bret spent time in the Philadelphia clubhouse with other big league players, including Pete Rose Jr. Boone, descendant of pioneer Daniel Boone.
Laura Covert, Boone's wife, was a Playboy Playmate (Miss 1998). Boone lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Boone and Cover have four children: two biological and two adopted.
In March 2021, Boone, who had open heart surgery in 2009, underwent surgery to insert a pacemaker. After being on the bench for two weeks following the surgery, Boone was described as "awesome."
College career
He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the USC Trojans. In 1993, he played for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and helped lead Orleans to the league championship.
Professional career
In the third round of the 1994 MLB draft, the Cincinnati Reds selected Boone. Boone made his MLB debut in June 1997 but was suspended from the game after being called out sliding into home. The Reds opened the 1998 season with Stephen Larkin, second baseman Bret Boone, shortstop Barry Larkin, and third baseman Aaron Boone.
In the eighth inning of the Reds' 4–3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Boone scored his last home run in Riverfront Stadium, a solo home run off reliever Dan Plesac. In 2002, Boone played in all 162 games, with a career-high 26 home runs. Boone was named as the Reds' most valuable player on the team. In the 2003 MLB All-Star Game, he appeared.
On July 31, 2003, the New York Yankees acquired Boone from the Reds for Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning, and cash. He hit.254 with a.720 OPS, six home runs, and 31 RBIs in 54 games since being traded.
Boone had a walk-off home run in the 11th inning, off of Tim Wakefield, giving the New York Yankees a 6–5 victory over the Boston Red Sox, extending the Curse of the Bambino. The play was dubbed "Curse of the Boonebino" by the New York Daily News. On Baseball Tonight, this home run was rated as the ninth best home run of all time. Boone was nicknamed "Bucky Fucking Boone" by some Red Sox fans afterward, even as they said Bucky Dent "Bucky Fucking Dent."
During a pick-up basketball game in January 2004, Boone tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The game breached the MLB player agreement, which forbades participation in off-season basketball, skiing, and surfing. The Yankees announced that they would suspend his employment right away. The Yankees cut Boone on February 27, 2004, shortly after trading for Alex Rodriguez to play third base.
In June 2004, Boone committed to the Cleveland Indians for two years. He made $600,000 for 2004 and has a club option for the 2006 season worth $4.5 million. Boone played 154 games in 2005, after missing the complete 2004 season. He batted.243 with 16 home runs and 60 RBIs. The Indians had the opportunity to negotiate Boone's deal for the 2006 season. He batted.251 with seven home runs in his second season with Cleveland.
Boone signed a one-year deal with the Florida Marlins worth $925,000 on December 29, 2006. In 69 games for the Marlins in 2007, he batted.286.
Boone agreed to a one-year, $1,000,000 contract with the Washington Nationals on December 6, 2007. In 2008, Boone scored.241 with 6 home runs and 28 RBIs.
Boone signed a one-year $750,000, plus incentives contract with the Houston Astros on December 18, 2008. In 2009, he played in ten games, reaching base just once—on a hit by pitch—in 14 plate appearances.
Boone underwent open-heart surgery in March 2009 to repair a bicuspid aortic valve, a condition he has been aware of since childhood but which routine testing showed has recently escalated. Doctors told him he could play baseball when he recovers, but Boone said he was curious if he would like to do so. On August 10, Boone returned to baseball with the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Astros' Double-A minor league affiliate. In two plate appearances, he played five innings and was hitless. After the game, Boone said that he wanted to return to the major leagues by September 1, the date that major league rosters increase. Boone was activated on September 1 and added to the Astros' growing roster. Boone made his season debut on September 2nd, playing at first base and going 0 for 3. Boone said on September 16, he was leaning toward retirement, and on October 4, he played his last game.
Broadcasting career
Boone spent time as a guest analyst on MLB Network's coverage of the 2009 ALCS between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
On February 23, 2010, Boone announced his resignation and that he would become an analyst for ESPN. On Sunday night, Boone appeared on Monday Night Baseball and for Baseball Tonight's pregame show. With play-by-play announcer Dan Shulman, Boone called the 2014 and 2015 World Series for ESPN Radio. On Sunday Night Baseball with Shulman in 2016, he and Jessica Mendoza became color commentators. Boone and Shulman continued to call World Series games for ESPN Radio through 2017.
Managerial career
The Yankees decided not to keep Joe Girardi as their manager after the 2017 season. On December 4, 2017, the Yankees drafted Boone to replace him. On March 29, 2018, the Yankees opened the 2018 season with a 6–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Boone was suspended for one game after making unlawful contact with an umpire on September 2, 2018. Despite losing star outfielder Aaron Judge for two months due to a wrist injury, he finished his first season with a 100-62 record, good for second in the American League East. The Yankees defeated the Athletics 7–2 to advance to the American League Division Series on October 3, 2018, giving Boone his first postseason victory as a manager. In the American League Division Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees three games-to-one.
On March 28, 2019, the Yankees opened the 2019 season with a 7–2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees clinched the American League East on September 19, beating the Los Angeles Angels 9–1 for the first time since 2012 and then winning their 100th game. In each of his first two seasons, Boone became the first manager in MLB history to win 100 or more in each of his first two seasons. In the American League Championship Series, the Yankees will lose to the Houston Astros.
Following the 2019 season, Boone was named a finalist for the American League Manager of the Year award. Rocco Baldelli, the Minnesota Twins' boss, came in second place.
The Yankees and the other 29 Major League Baseball teams only played 60 games a season during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Yankees got off to a hot 16-6 start, but they would lose 15 out of their next 20 games, their lowest win loss record at 21–21. The Yankees then won 10 straight to finish second in their division, seven games behind the division champion Tampa Bay Rays, who lost eight of their first ten games in the AL East, but not nearly enough to seed the 5th seed in the American League due to MLB's postseason expansion for the season. In a best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Yankees will sweep the Cleveland Indians, but their road against the Rays will persist as they were defeated in five games.
The Yankees had one of the "best [teams] in recent memory during the 2021 season. The team struggled to a 41–41 record with half of the season to play, then went on a 51–29 run to end the season at 92–70. The Yankees won 13 games in a row from August 14 to 28, tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history. Following the winning streak, the squad stumbled, going 3–12 between August 28 and September 12, finishing second in the American League East behind the Tampa Bay Rays in second, but the Boston Red Sox lost the Wild Card Game 6–2.
Following the season, Boone agreed to a three-year deal with the Yankees, with a club option for 2025.
He was ejected nine times in 2022, four times more than any other major league manager. The Yankees finished first in the AL East at the end of the season and earned home field advantage in Games 1, 2, and 5 of the ALDS. They defeated the Cleveland Guardians in five games, but the Houston Astros swept them in the ALCS for Boone's fifth straight playoff loss.