inside the yankees How Aaron Boone has come to appreciate, and accept, the need for fan-angering decisions By Greg Joyce Published April 10, 2026, 6:20 a.m. ET Aaron Boone watches from the dugout as his Yankees take on the Mariners on March 30, 2026. Getty Images When he is not managing the Yankees, Aaron Boone enjoys his corners of the sports world where he can still be a fan.
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Most notably, that means the Philadelphia Eagles and USC football. Of course, that comes with being in a group text with friends and fellow fans of those teams, which includes some second-guessing of the head coaches, Nick Sirianni and Lincoln Riley, respectively, from those friends.
“Guys [in the USC group text] are going crazy on every play call,” Boone said one day late in spring training. “I’m probably a little more understanding of coaches’ positions and things like that. So I get that part of it.”
Boone, of course, is no stranger to being second-guessed and criticized for every move he makes (or doesn’t make). It comes with the territory, especially in New York.
