BALTIMORE — Since December, the Yankees knew the start time for their July 8 game against the Blue Jays in Toronto could be switched from day to night.
However, the fact that it was moved from a 1:07 start to 8:05 p.m. after it was announced the Yankees would be playing a doubleheader in Baltimore on July 9 has gotten a rare rise out of the Yankees manager, who has displayed a sunny disposition since the first day he was hired.
In a discussion with the media Sunday morning at Camden Yards after the Yankees-Orioles game was rained out (the second in four days), it was mentioned to Boone that the ESPN game in Toronto was locked in as a night gig.