HOUSTON — Asked how Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez in particular have prepared for their second ALCS in three seasons after getting a taste of it in 2017, Aaron Boone didn’t put all the onus on them but made it quite clear the Yankees need the duo to get by the Astros in the ALCS and advance to the World Series for the first time since 2009.
“They represented pretty well back then, and obviously showed at a very young age that they were equipped to handle all that the postseason can throw at you,’’ Boone said in front of Saturday night’s Game 1 at Minute Maid Park.