The New York Yankees’ administration has suspended head coach Aaron Boone might have had more than analytics and his gut impacting his Saturday lineup.
Aaron Boone of the Yankees selected on Saturday may have been influenced by factors beyond just intuition and data.
Just one day after a Yankees beat journalist questioned Boone about whether rookie catcher Austin Wells was given preference over struggling four hitter Alex Verdugo, Wells was starting in the cleanup position for the first time.
A day later, the switch was made for Saturday’s game. On Sunday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that rookie catcher Austin Wells should bat cleanup over slumping left fielder Alex Verdugo.Associated Press and Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media provided the images.
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