Aaron Boone\u2019s media home is secure through the entire MLB season, with the New York Yankees manager agreeing to re-up with Jomboy Media.<\/p>\n
Boone ditched traditional radio interviews for weekly spots with Jomboy Media\u2019s Talkin\u2019 Yanks podcast in 2023, where he\u2019s interviewed by hosts and Yankees fans Jimmy O\u2019Brien (Jomboy) and Jake Storiale. And both parties recently spoke to Newsday about agreeing to continue their media partnership for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed it,\u201d Boone admitted to Newsday<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing how many people come up to me and ask me about it. Like, \u2018Oh I love the Jomboy stuff.\u2019 I get asked about it or comments about it a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to joining Jomboy Media, Boone had deals for weekly spots with Mike Francesa and WFAN, and later on ESPN New York with Michael Kay. Francesa and Kay were both apt to ask Boone tough questions when warranted, but the less formal conversations with O\u2019Brien and Storiale, who don\u2019t hide their fandom, have a different feel. On the radio, Boone may have been on the phone with Francesa or Kay for 15 minutes. On Talkin\u2019 Yanks, he\u2019s more likely to do 45 minutes on camera, which can often produce interesting exchanges.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I say is at the core, they\u2019re really good guys that love our team and love the game,\u201d Boone told Newsday. \u201cSometimes they\u2019re times in the years when it gets a little confrontational or whatever. At the core, they\u2019re good guys. They\u2019re pretty easy to talk to and reason with. Sometimes I say I\u2019ve got to slap them down a little bit. They get a little too expert. They think they\u2019re the expert sometimes. But I really like those guys.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s different than a fan yelling from the stands anonymously,\u201d Boone continued. \u201cThey\u2019ve got to sit there face-to-face and ask the question. So I do think they are absolutely representing and getting some of the heartbeat of the fanbase and some of that in questions. It\u2019s an opportunity for me to address that.\u201d<\/p>\n The vibe shift from radio was on full display last season, when Boone had a heated exchange with O\u2019Brien and Storiale<\/a>. During an episode of Talkin\u2019 Yanks last July, the hosts pressed Aaron Boone on whether he was being \u201ctoo big of a shield\u201d for struggling Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe. It led to a viral back-and-forth where fans were satisfied because the Yankees manager was being asked the questions they want to hear, and Boone was satisfied because he was able to \u201cslap them down a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n