Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock says he was fueled by his playoff failures to change his conditioning routine.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who spent last season with Toronto, said the Blue Jays were happy the Yankees defeated Boston in the playoffs because they preferred not to face the Red Sox in the ALDS.

Aaron Boone responds after a former Yankees infielder says New York was the easier playoff matchup last October. The post Yankees Manager Fires Back After Former Infielder Questions Team’s ‘Fear Factor’ appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Boston Red Sox pitcher opened up about his comments about the New York Yankees.

The Yankees manager acknowledged he was a bit surprised Isiah Kiner-Falefa said the Toronto Blue Jays preferred the Yankees as an ALDS opponent to the Boston Red Sox. But Boone said the

The rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox didn’t need any more gasoline, but Isiah Kiner-Falefa […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa stoked tensions in the heated American League East by taking a shot at his former team. A week after signing a one-year deal with the Red Sox, the ex-Yankees utilityman said he and his former Blue Jays teammates were rooting for New York to beat Boston in last year’s wild-card round to receive an “easier matchup” in the Division Series,

Yankees manager Aaron Boone addressed remarks by former Blue Jays infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who admitted Toronto preferred facing New York over Boston in the 2025 playoffs.

Something about knowing your enemy…and their farm

That was not exactly Aaron Boone’s response to Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s recent dig that the Blue Jays thought the Yankees were a better matchup for them than the Red Sox in last year’s ALDS. But the manager was not overly interested in getting into a sparring match with his former player, either.