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BRONX, NY - JUNE 17: Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees chats with fans before a game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 17, 2026 in the Bronx, New York.
(Photo by Andrew Mordzynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Good morning, all.
The Yankees finished off what turned out to be a nice three-game set in Detroit last night, as Paul Goldschmidt turned back the clock with a multi-homer game off no less a foe than defending two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.
Jasson Dominguez had his own key bomb off Skubal as well, just the second time the switch-hitter has gone deep in the bigs against a southpaw.
Thats not too shabby for a series that began with the Yanks third loss in a row.
Theyre back on the ol winning series path as they head up to Beantown to see if they can avoid playing down to the mostly-hapless Red Sox.
Its hard to win three of four at Fenway in any circumstance because that ballpark can just make weird games, but that should still, of course, be the goal.
For todays question, were checking out the SB Nation Reacts survey results from the poll that ran earlier in the week.
We asked how you would grade Yankees manager Aaron Boones 2026 season to date.
They have the best record in the American League, but the plurality gave him a C: Now as they say, Cs get degrees, but this is still a little surprising, even with Boones shaky reputation among Yankees fans.
(And thats to say nothing of the 12 percent who failed him.) I dont see Boone as any great skipper or anything like that, but they do seem to have played well under him despite some tough circumstances, namely lengthy injuries to the likes of Aaron Judge and Max Fried, their two best players on opposite sides of the ball in 2025.
Although no manager is immune to the odd bullpen decision here and there and boy, Boone does have his moments the odd calls have been kept to a relative minimum in my opinion.
I do also think that weve still seen too much of Anthony Volpe at shortstop, so its fair to ding for that, even with Jose Caballero cooling down a bit since coming back off the IL.
Maybe Im a tough grader, but to me, you have to really stand out as a manager to get an A grade.
Still, Id be happy to give Boone a B for how hes fared early on.
Im with the 24 percent.
If this poll has enough options to allow it, Id probably grant closer to B+ or A- if were being honest.
So if you were a little more cautious about giving Boone a better grade, what would be your rationale? My best guess is that the C is a stand-in for Fine, but the first half has rarely been an issue under Boone, so its hard to get too jazzed just yet.
Today on the site, Matt will preview this upcoming four-game set at Fenway and hell return for the Rivalry Roundup.
Nick will then celebrate the 63rd (!) birthday of a hard-hitting catcher who played on both sides of the rivalry, Mike Stanley.
Jonathan will take the opportunity of Cam Schlittler vs.
Connelly Early to remember some of the more notable and consstent pitching matchups in the rivalrys history, and Kento will delve into why the Yankees bullpen has been fine on the whole, if not a bit underwhelming.
T odays Matchup New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Time: 7:10 p.m.
EST TV: YES, NESN, MLB Network Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA The Reacts survey results are sponsored by FanDuel .