MLB insider Ken Rosenthal says firing Aaron Boone won’t fix what’s wrong with the Yankees. He is the modern manager. There are no more Billy Martins.

“Volpe’s the baseball equivalent of a teacher’s pet, and it’s not just Boone who protects him,” Rosenthal writes, via The Athletic. “It’s the entire organization.” An interaction, as told by Yankees announcer Michael Kay, between Boone and the YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits would have you believe that Boone truly believes what he’s saying.

Don’t plan on seeing Aaron Boone or the Yankees change up their infield anytime soon, though. Volpe remains a mainstay in the Yankees’ lineup despite his prolonged struggles and frustrating defensive miscues. Although Volpe mashed his 14th home run in Wednesday’s 8-4 loss to the rival Blue Jays, he’s still only batting .214 with a .686 OPS.

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