Aaron Boons fires back after Blue Jays commentator's brutal take on Yankees flaws

The New York Yankees made their way to the American League Division Series after beating the Boston Red Sox in the ALWS. The Yankees will face off against division rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays, in a best-of-five series.

Ahead of the series opener, Yankees manager Aaron Boone fired back at Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez for his comments on the team last month.

“I don’t care what their record is,” Martinez continued. “They have a lot of wild pitches. They make a lot of mistakes in the field.”

Boone fired back on Friday, saying:

“Contrary to some thoughts up here. We’re a really good team. “I know Buck had some thoughts. He’s wrong. But it doesn’t matter, we gotta go play.”

Martinez made the comment during the Yankees' 12-2 defeat against the Detroit Tigers on September 9. However, the Bronx Bombers have gone 14-4 since then.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider acknowledged Yankees' defensive addition

The Blue Jays have had the Yankees' number this season, winning eight of their 13 games against the division rivals this year. However, Blue Jays manager John Schneider acknowledged that the Yankees are a better team now.

“They’ve made an effort to shore up some defensive spots, I think, adding (Ryan) McMahon,” Schneider said. “They’re playing a little bit of a different type of game right now.”

The Yankees finished the season with an identical record to the Blue Jays, but Toronto held the tie-breaker over them to clinch the AL East and a bye to the division series.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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