BALTIMORE — Yankees Manager Aaron Boone spoke to reporters for 4 minutes 56 seconds late Friday night. He answered questions about Luke Voit, C. C. Sabathia and Zach Britton. He explained that performance would begin to dictate playing time and why he did not pinch-hit for Ronald Torreyes with the score tied late in Friday’s game.
What Boone did not discuss was Neil Walker.
For a player who had once been the voice of a franchise, if not the face of one — he was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ local boy made good, and he could articulate the team’s emotions on good days and bad — he has operated in the shadows this season as a Yankee.