Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone managing against future family with A’s in town
Nick Allen knew his on-field accomplishments weren’t going to woo his future fiancée when the two first met.
“When Savannah and I were talking, I didn’t even say one word about baseball,” the A’s shortstop told the Daily News. “I knew nothing I could say about baseball would ever impress her.”
With the last name Boone, Savannah has seen plenty of high-level baseball in her life. She’s the daughter of Bret, a former All-Star with the Reds and Mariners. And Bret is the brother of Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who enjoyed his own playing career. Their father, Bob, and grandfather, Ray, both played in the majors. Ray began his career in 1948, thus jumpstarting a long run of major league success for the Boone family.
Allen doesn’t share that name, but with him and Savannah set to marry after the season, he’s honored to be part of the baseball-centric family.
“The family’s just got so much history,” Allen said. “There’s really nothing I can do that can kind of add on to that.”
Allen is still in the early stages of his career. A third-round pick of the A’s in 2017, he played in 100 games as a rookie last season. He hit .207/.256/.291 with four home runs and 19 RBI in 2022, and he carried a .114 average over 15 games into Tuesday’s game.
Allen and Savannah, who works in digital marketing, met back home in San Diego through a mutual friend: Jonny Vizcaino, the son of former Mets infielder Jose Vizcaino. The couple spent some time at Aaron’s Greenwich, Connecticut home in January 2022, and Allen felt accepted by the Boones right away.
With the A’s visiting the Yankees this week, Allen was sure to point out that personal relationships won’t impact competition. But he’s certainly looking forward to celebrating with Savannah, Aaron and the rest of the Boones this offseason.
“I’ve gotten to kind of get to know Aaron over the past three years now,” Allen said. “He’s a really nice guy, a really nice dude, but it’s obviously just all business when we play against each other.
“It’s crazy to be part of that kind of family, and it’s gonna be a fun wedding.”
PERAZA TO THE IL
A few days after suffering an ankle injury, the Yankees placed Oswald Peraza on the injured list Tuesday when they activated Aaron Judge. Boone said Peraza has been “doing really well the last few days,” but the Yankees remained hesitant to use him in the field. He could begin a rehab assignment in a few days.
The Yankees also optioned Nick Ramirez for Greg Weissert, giving them a fresh arm in the pen.
OTHER INJURY UPDATES
Carlos Rodon won’t be able to do much for 48 hours after receiving his expected back injection on Tuesday. Boone said the lefty could start exercising Friday before throwing over the weekend.
Josh Donaldson (hamstring) is getting closer to a rehab assignment, but he’ll spend the next week intensifying baseball activities first. Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) is about a week behind Donaldson, per Boone.
Finally, Luis Severino (lat) will begin his rehab assignment Wednesday at Triple-A.
