Overview

• After Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge likely would not throw normally this year, Judge contradicted him and a New York Post report said team executives were displeased, leading Boone to reverse course.
• The Yankees committed four errors, allowed three unearned runs and issued nine walks in a loss to the Red Sox, reviving questions about fundamentals and game management.
• Judge remains limited to designated hitter as he rehabs a right elbow flexor strain; he played catch before Friday's game, but Boone offered no timeline for a return to right field.
• Recent results have swung sharply, with a multi-game winning run pushing New York into the top AL wild-card spot before the error-filled setback to Boston.
• Former Yankee Clint Frazier escalated outside criticism, calling the team "doomed," labeling Boone's in-game choices "statement moves" and describing an analytics view that players do not "get hot."