TAMPA, Florida — Back atop his perch, Yankees manager Aaron Boone addressed the media.
On Tuesday afternoon, the in-dugout shot-caller of the game’s most notorious franchise conducted something of a welcome-back media conference. Speaking poetically about the optimism that blankets all corners of the baseball world at this time of year, Boone fielded an assortment of questions on what was, effectively, Day Zero of the 2025 season.
It was a tantalizing yet unsatisfying day at the yard. A handful of Yankees players filtered through the team facilities to drop off belongings, but most of the bigger names, including Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Aaron Judge, stayed out of sight.