TAMPA, Fla. (WFAN) — It began for real Tuesday. Aaron Boone as Yankees manager. I suppose I can say that again on Opening Day in Toronto when the games count. But being named manager in December in a suit and tie with a jersey draped around you is one thing. Being in Yankees gear and ready to hit the field and start doing the job as pitchers and catchers report to spring training, that’s what feels like the real start of the job.
And as the Yankees hit the field with lofty expectations, Boone isn’t shying away from it.