"That's a dawg effort right there" - Aaron Boone raves about David Bednar’s "mentality" after snapping Yankees' losing skid in style

The New York Yankees snapped their five-game losing streak after David Bednar emerged as a new hero for the team in a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.

David Bednar hasn't been with the team even for a week, but the closer, who was acquired at the trade deadline last Thursday, has already got the fans on his side.

Bednar went scoreless in 1.2 innings from the bullpen, earning his first save for the Yankees and helping the AL East team to a hard-fought win in the series finale.

Following the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone hailed the closer:

“That’s a dawg effort right there,” Boone said.

Boone wanted to pull Bednar off the mound in the night inning after the closer had thrown a season-high 35 pitches. However, Bednar declined the Yankees manager's offer and worked Adolis Garcia, who struck out on a splitter with two runners in scoring positions.

“I told him I wanted (García), and he agreed, and I just wanted to bear down and get that last one,” Bednar said.

While Boone was out of the dugout to give Bendar his marching orders, the Yankees manager wasn't sure of it.

“So I was going out to make the move, but you’re right. I didn’t go right to it right away. So, maybe I did want to get a little feel from him," Boone said.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone backs his players after David Bednar's heroics

The Yankees had a much-needed win against the Rangers after David Bednar's heroic efforts, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone feels the team has it in them to go on a run.

“It’s obviously one game,” Boone said. “We’ve got to dig ourselves out here. But as I’ve said, it’s there for us. We’ve got to go take this thing. I’m steadfast that I believe that we’ve got a great run in us.

"I believe in those guys in the room. But as we’ve been saying kind of everyday, right, we’ve got to go do it. This is just one win, definitely a little settling going into an off day, but we start a big home stand where we’ve got to (put the) pedal down.”

Boone's team will host AL West leaders the Houston Astros in a three-game series at Yankee Stadium, with the series opener set for Friday.

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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