MLB insider all but asks Yankees to fire Aaron Boone after Blue Jays series

After the New York Yankees finished showing everyone how not to play baseball against the Toronto Blue Jays, their manager Aaron Boone decided to lay blame on the stadium, and the fielding conditions, as the reasons for the Yankees poor play.

This did not sit well with long time MLB reporter Ken Rosenthal who lambasted Boone in his latest column on The Athletic.

"Boone’s “all is well” demeanor in interviews, no matter how much they inflame fans who believe he is gaslighting them, ultimately means little. What matters is whether Boone behind the scenes is holding his players accountable. If he is, it sure isn’t showing on the field," wrote Rosenthal.

The Yankees made seven errors during the three game series against the Blue Jays, including four in the series finale on Wednesday, an 8-4 win for Toronto. That's four that were accounted for in the box score, and a few mental errors that went unchecked.

It started when Max Fried threw a wild pitch, allowing runners to advance to second and third. A couple of pitchers later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a little roller roller up the third base line, and when Fried got the ball he threw it past catcher J.C. Escarra to allow Davis Schneider to score from third. Fried then failed to cover home plate as Escarra chased the ball, allowing George Springer to score all the way from second, giving the Blue Jays a 4-2 lead.

The Yankees went on to commit three more errors, leaving their fans fuming and analysts asking 'how does it get this bad?"

Rosenthal took it a step further and outright called the Yankees an industry punchline - pointing to not just the Blue Jays poking fun at the Yankees inept defence, but mentioned the Dodgers did the same during LA's World Series victory.

Rosenthal pointed out that Boone was brought in to be a manager who could connect with the players. To teach them how to play the game the right way and hold guys accountable in a better way than predecessor Joe Girardi did. But Rosenthal questions if Boone has that skill set at all any more.

"His ability to connect with players is one reason the Yankees hired him to replace Joe Girardi, who could be too uptight. But at times, it seems the Yankees have gone from one extreme to the other. Again, a team’s performance is what matters, not a manager acting performatively. Well, the Yankees’ performance is again lacking. And until they play cleaner baseball, it will be fair to question whether Boone is doing enough to hold the players accountable. If he is not, the accountability ultimately will fall on him."