Practically three months later, Aaron Boone returned some mild hearth.
The Yankees supervisor didn’t name out Joe Kelly by title, however he did seem to ship a jab the reliever’s manner after Kelly was the loudest among the many Dodgers to needle the Yankees over their play within the World Sequence.
“They won, so they had that right,” Boone stated Tuesday on “BT and Sal” on WFAN. “A couple of people saying some things, it’s like: Did you see what you did this year? It wasn’t the Freddie Freemans and Shohei [Ohtanis] and Mookie [Bettses] popping off. It was some others.”
In late October and early November, Kelly taunted the Yankees for the protection and baserunning that allow them down within the five-game sequence.
On a podcast, Kelly stated the Yankees “can’t make a play” and the matchup “was a mismatch from the get-go.”
The veteran righty, who handled damage and ineffectiveness final season, was not on the Dodgers’ postseason roster.
The 36-year-old is a free agent.
“They won the World Series. We didn’t play our best and they’re flying high right now,” stated Boone, who acknowledged he didn’t respect the ribbing. “We’ll try and get back to that stage and hopefully punch through.”
Outfield prospect Everson Pereira is “back” after present process Tommy John surgical procedure in June, Boone stated.
The prospect, who debuted for 27 video games in 2023, posted an .859 OPS in 40 video games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre final season earlier than the damage.
“I think he can play into the mix for us,” Boone stated of Pereira.
