TAMPA — World Series title or bust isn’t a new Yankees mantra. Yet for the first time in several years, it has a louder heartbeat.
Having deleted 14 pounds off a 6-foot-8 frame, Dellin Betances placed some heavy weight on the Yankees’ head Tuesday morning. Less than two hours later, Aaron Boone did the same.
“If we don’t win [the World Series], it’s not a good year for us,’’ Betances said in the home clubhouse of GMS Field on the day Yankees pitchers and catchers reported to spring training.
Sitting at a table a day before the Yankees’ first workout, Boone didn’t shy away from Betances’ expectations.