Aaron Boone defends using Cortes in World Series opener, regrets not sticking with Weaver longer
Aaron Boone has one regret about his pitching decisions during Game 1 of the World Series Friday night
By JOE REEDY
Published - Oct 26, 2024, 09:27 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:57 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Boone has one regret about his pitching decisions during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.
It's not the one Yankees fans would think.
With a night to ponder what went wrong in the 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings, the Yankees manager said before Game 2 on Saturday that he still would have put Nestor Cortes into a high-leverage situation with one out in the 10th inning despite not pitching since Sept. 18. Cortes gave up a walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman in his first appearance in over a month.
What Boone would have done differently, though, is he would have had Luke Weaver go longer.
