Aaron Boone, born March 9, 1973, is an American baseball manager and former quarterback who coached the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He previously played in the MLB for 13 seasons, from 1997 to 2009. As a player, Aaron Boone is best known for his 2003 season with the Yankees, in which he was an All-Star (although he did not played for the Cincinnati Yankees). ). Reds) and won the 2003 American League Championship Series at home.
After his playing career ended, Aaron Boone worked as an analyst for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball and Tonight’s Baseball from 2010 to 2017. He began coaching the Yankees in 2018 and led the team to two 100-plus records. victories in his first two seasons. and made the playoffs throughout the year.
Aaron Boone attended Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California. During his senior year, he scored 423 runs with 22 stolen bases for his school’s baseball team and was named League Co-Player of the Year. The California Angels selected Aaron Boone on Day 3 of the 1991 MLB Draft, but he had no plans to sign professionally.
He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the Trojans. In 1993, he played college summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and helped lead Orleans to the championship.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Aaron Boone in the third round of the 1994 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut in June 1997 and was ejected from the game after being called up for an infield gaffe. On the final day of the 1998 season, the Reds fielded MLB’s only platoon with two sets of brothers: leadoff guard Stephen Larkin, second guard Bret Boone, catcher Barry Larkin and third guard Aaron Boone.
On September 22, 2002, Aaron Boone hit the final home run at Riverfront Stadium in the eighth inning of the Reds’ 4–3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, a solo home run off Dan Plesac. Aaron Boone hit a career-high 26 home runs in 162 games in 2002. The Reds named Boone their team’s most valuable player. He appeared in the 2003 MLB All-Star Game.
The New York Yankees acquired Aaron Boone from the Reds on July 31, 2003 for Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and cash. In 54 hands after the trade, he hit .254 with a .720 OPS, six home runs and 31 RBIs.
In Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS), Aaron Boone singled against Tim Wakefield in the 11th, giving the Yankees a 6–5 victory over the Boston Red Sox and extending the Bambino curse . The New York Daily News titled the work “The Curse of Boonebino.” This home run is the ninth best home run of all time in baseball tonight. Later, some Red Sox fans called Aaron Boone “Aaron Fucking Boone”, just like they called Bucky Dent “Bucky Fucking Dent”.
In January 2004, Aaron Boone tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a basketball game. The game violated the standard MLB player contract and prohibited basketball, skiing and surfing during the offseason. The Yankees immediately indicated they would terminate his contract. Shortly after trading Alex Rodriguez for a third baseman, the Yankees released Aaron Boone on February 27, 2004.
Aaron Boone signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Indians in June 2004. He earned $600,000 for 2004, $3 million for the 2005 season, and club options for the 2006 season worth $4 .5 million dollars. After missing the entire 2004 season, Aaron Boone played in 154 games in 2005. He hit .243 with 16 home runs and 60 RBIs. The Indians selected Boone’s contract through the 2006 season. In his second season with Cleveland, he hit .251 with seven home runs.
On December 29, 2006, Aaron Boone signed a one-year contract with the Florida Marlins worth $925,000. He hit .286 in 69 games against the Marlins in 2007. On December 6, 2007, Boone signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Washington Nationals. In 104 games in 2008, Aaron Boone hit .241 with 6 home runs and 28 RBIs.
On December 18, 2008, Aaron Boone signed a one-year contract with the Houston Astros for $750,000 plus incentives. In 2009, he played in only ten games and reached the baseline only once – in 14 appearances with a strike-per-pitch rate.
In March 2009, Aaron Boone underwent open-heart surgery to replace a mitral aortic valve, a condition he had known about since childhood but which routine exams showed had recently worsened. Aaron Boone said doctors told him he could play baseball once he recovered, but he wasn’t sure if he would choose to play.
Aaron Boone returned to baseball on August 10 when he began his rehabilitation with the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Astros’ Double-A minor league affiliate. He pitched five innings and was hitless in two outings. Aaron Boone said after the game that his goal was to return to the professional leagues before September 1, when the major league roster expands.
Aaron Boone was activated on September 1 and added to the Astros’ expanded roster. On September 2, Aaron Boone made his season debut, playing in his first base game and going 0 for 3. On September 16, Boone announced his retirement, and on October 4, he played in his final game.
Aaron Boone served as a guest analyst for MLB Network’s coverage of the 2009 ALCS between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On February 23, 2010, Boone announced his retirement and would become an analyst for ESPN. Boone has appeared on Monday Night Baseball and Baseball’s Sunday Night Pregnancy Show Tonight.
Aaron Boone hosted the 2014 and 2015 World Series for ESPN Radio with broadcaster Dan Shulman. He and Jessica Mendoza became black commentators on Sunday Night Baseball with Shulman in 2016. Aaron Boone and Shulman continued to host World Series games for ESPN Radio until 2017.
After the 2017 season, the Yankees decided not to retain Joe Girardi as manager; On December 4, 2017, they hired Aaron Boone as his replacement. The Yankees began the 2018 season with a 6–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on March 29, 2018. On September 2, 2018, Aaron Boone was suspended one game for inappropriate contact with the umpire.
He finished his first season with a 100-62 record, finished second in the American League East and led the Yankees to a wild-card game against the Oakland Athletics despite losing the star centerfielder and his teammates. On October 3, 2018, the Yankees defeated the Athletics 7–2 to advance to the American League Division Series, giving Aaron Boone his first postseason victory as manager. The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees three games to one in the American League Division Series.
MLB suspended Aaron Boone for one game on May 26, 2023 for his conduct toward umpires following his fourth ejection this season and second in four days the day before. As of June 9, Aaron Boone had the third-highest ejection rate in MLB history among managers, behind only Paul Richards and Frankie Frisch and ahead of Earl Weaver, Bobby Cox and Ron Gardenhire, managers all known for their inclination to be expelled. .
Aaron Boone is the son of former catcher and manager Bob Boone, the brother of All-Star and four-time Golden Glove winner Bret Boone, the brother of former Cincinnati Reds deep receiver Matt Boone, and the grandson of former major diver Ray Boone. As children, Aaron and Bret spent time in the Phillies clubhouse with the sons of other important league players, including Pete Rose Jr. Boone is a descendant of pioneer Daniel Boone.
Aaron Boone’s wife, Laura Cover, is a Playboy Playmate (Miss October 1998). Boone lived in Scottsdale, Arizona until he became manager of the Yankees, then moved to Greenwich, Connecticut. Aaron Boone and Cover have four children, two biological and two adopted.
Aaron Boone, who underwent open heart surgery in 2009, underwent pacemaker implantation in March 2021. Aaron Boone is said to be feeling “fine” after sitting on the bench for two weeks following the procedure.
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Aaron Boone is married to Laura Cover, a former American actress and model who once starred in the October 1998 issue of Playboy, a prestigious men’s magazine. Laura has appeared in a number of Playboy videos and posed for special newsstands. She also posed nude for Mystique magazine.
Although Laura has retired from modeling, she regularly appears at MLB games with her husband. She’s a small-town girl who rose to the top through hard work and determination.