But this time, it’s in the booth, rather than at third base for the New York Yankees, as was the case in early 2004.
During a slow offseason, ESPN made a big splash as the three-time AL Most Valuable Player will reportedly be the newest addition of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball crew as an analyst, a title that the new Yankee manager held for the previous two seasons.
Boone was recently named the new Yankees’ manager after the team decided against renewing Joe Girard’s contract, leaving ESPN in another hole with the program, as Dan Schulman will not return as the play-by-play announcer.