New York Yankees fans love seeing manager Aaron Boone hit batting practice homer on his 50th birthday: "A better option at 3B than Donaldson"

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone can still practice what he preaches. Boone turned 50 on Thursday and fulfilled a personal wish by commemorating the day by hitting a home run in batting practice before a Spring Training game against the Boston Red Sox.Boone took several cuts without success before finally finding the sweet spot and tattooing a pitch that landed over the outfield wall just inside the left-field foul pole.He spoke with the YES Network announcers during the game and addressed his homer, saying:&quot;I told my kids that I was going to try to go deep on my 50th birthday. I was a little nervous because there were a lot of people out there and I'm like 'this may not end well.'&quot;Talkin' Yanks@TalkinYanksAaron Boone is still hitting homers on his 50th birthday 3648255Aaron Boone is still hitting homers on his 50th birthday 👀 https://t.co/dE9rxmOzgaBut it did end well for Boone. He got to show the Red Sox that he still has at least an inkling of the power that helped the New York Yankees bounce Boston out of the 2003 American League Championship Series. Boone ended that postseason matchup among the most heated of MLB rivals with a Game 7 home run off Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.The homer propelled the Yankees to the World Series and extended what was then a decades-long championship-less drought for the Red Sox.Eric Manning@emann03@TalkinYanks 03 memories incoming… To be fair Boonie always had a decent swing and that’s hard for me to admit as a Red Sox fan but it’s true19@TalkinYanks 03 memories incoming… To be fair Boonie always had a decent swing and that’s hard for me to admit as a Red Sox fan but it’s trueCurt@CJLoper@TalkinYanks Would love to see what he can do with a knuckleball today!16@TalkinYanks Would love to see what he can do with a knuckleball today! https://t.co/W3Ox1XsMi8dmrpolyps@dmrpolyps@TalkinYanks No matter how badly he messes up as a manager, he'll always be remembered for that one late night thunder in the Bronx.1@TalkinYanks No matter how badly he messes up as a manager, he'll always be remembered for that one late night thunder in the Bronx.The opportunity was also a chance for Yankees Nation to get a bit snarky about the state of their team's offense. But we're not exactly sure anyone really wants Boone, who was mostly a third baseman during his playing career 14 years ago, to take over for Josh Donaldson in the hot corner.h dodd@sevenfootrabbit@TalkinYanks When will Boone finally admit that he’s a better option at 3B than Donaldson? I’m not sure if this is excess pride or excess humility, but this change needs to happen for the good for the team.3@TalkinYanks When will Boone finally admit that he’s a better option at 3B than Donaldson? I’m not sure if this is excess pride or excess humility, but this change needs to happen for the good for the team.Infionare@realinfionare@TalkinYanks Hicks we found your replacement52@TalkinYanks Hicks we found your replacementJohn Gould 🇺🇸@gmoneyhawk@TalkinYanks So he's still got more power than IKF................68@TalkinYanks So he's still got more power than IKF................And seriously, did MLB purposely schedule the Yankees to be playing the Red Sox on Boone's 50th birthday? Someone in the league scheduling office is wearing a New York cap and a grin.The𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙤🇺🇸@BabeRuthsEmpire@TalkinYanks6@TalkinYanks https://t.co/KGeD9kkRWmwill not get suspended again x5 🙏@extendnico@TalkinYanks There’s a fly ball deep to left it’s on its way there it goes and the Yankees are going to the World Series8@TalkinYanks There’s a fly ball deep to left it’s on its way there it goes and the Yankees are going to the World SeriesDJ-NY2@RealGarryC@TalkinYanks Should’ve done his victory lap again 🏻@TalkinYanks Should’ve done his victory lap again 👊🏻😂If nothing else, Boone is making a lot of Generation X males take a hard look in the mirror.Sparta@evans5150@TalkinYanks This cat is 4 months older than me and hitting bombs. I need to bulk up and get in the cage.@TalkinYanks This cat is 4 months older than me and hitting bombs. I need to bulk up and get in the cage.New York Yankees did lose to Boston this timeNew York Yankees manager Aaron Boone speaks to the mediaWithout Boone's bat in the lineup for Thursday's game, the New York Yankees did lose 11-7 to Boston. But the manager will likely get over that.His place in Yankee lore for that night in 2003 will never be disputed. However, Boone actually played only three months for New York in his 12-year major-league career. He was traded to New York from the Cincinnati Reds on Deadline Day that season. He sat out the 2004 campaign after suffering an ACL injury while playing basketball that winter. By 2005, he was playing for the Cleveland Guardians.

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