Yankees manager Aaron Boone defends players after Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez criticism

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Aaron Boone’s New York Yankees have been getting a ton of criticism of late, including from some team legends. 

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez were serving in their roles as FOX Sports commentators on Saturday when they laid into their former team, with the latter asking, "Where’s the accountability?" They were referring to the team’s recent mental mistakes, which included a Jazz Chisholm Jr. baserunning error on Saturday. 

Boone, though, came to the defense of his players on Sunday morning as the Yankees looked to salvage a game against the Miami Marlins, a team they were expected to handle over the weekend on the road. 

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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone reacts during the Braves game, July 18, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

"Look, we’re the Yankees, and when we lose games, if it’s in and around a mistake, that criticism is far," Boone said, via The New York Post. "It’s fair game, I guess. At the end of the day, we have the pieces I think to be a really good team and that’s on me and all of us to get the most out of that. 

"I would disagree a little bit with the accountability factor. But the reality is we’re focused every day on being the best we can be. That’s how we have to do it. But I understand when it doesn’t happen, or we don’t have the record I think we should have, or certainly people think we should have, that comes with the territory. It’s on us to change that thought."

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