NEW YORK — Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone stated he was unconcerned about criticism from Aaron Choose’s private hitting coach.
Richard Schenk posted Thursday on X: “They’ve misplaced 13 out of 18 whereas he is hitting like an MVP. The Yankees offensive participant improvement is horrible.”
“Individuals are going to say issues and definitely everybody’s entitled to their opinion,” Boone stated Friday, “and particularly once you undergo a troublesome stretch and also you put on this uniform I do know persons are going to take pictures and issues like that, so you possibly can’t get all consumed with all that stuff. We obtained sufficient to fret about ensuring we’re buttoned up and placing our greatest foot ahead day by day.”
Choose had minimal response Friday.
“I truthfully actually do not care what’s stated on Twitter,” he stated, including: “It would not contain me, to be sincere. It is any person else making a remark.”
Schenk just isn’t employed by the Yankees. Choose stated the 2 nonetheless work collectively “each two weeks,” oftentimes in a batting cage away from Yankee Stadium.
New York entered the night time with a .248 batting common, tenth among the many 30 groups, however twenty seventh since June 3 at .221 (139-for-629), forward of solely Detroit, Kansas Metropolis and Seattle.
Anthony Rizzo has been sidelined since June 16 by a damaged forearm and Giancarlo Stanton since June 22 by a strained hamstring.
Data from The Related Press was used on this report.