Aaron Boone’s little postgame gesture has become one of the Yankees’ stranger running mysteries, and it only gets more noticeable every time the club wins.
After Friday night’s victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, Boone and several Yankees coaches came out of the dugout, looked up into the stands and made the signal again. It followed a familiar pattern: the Yankees got enough offense, Cam Schlittler shoved for them on the mound, and the series-opening win set up a big weekend. The same thing had happened Wednesday after a win over the Orioles in Baltimore, and it was also seen in Toronto after Sunday’s victory.
That has naturally sent fans hunting for an explanation. Who are Boone and the coaches looking for?
Is there a group of traveling supporters following the team around? Are these family members or close friends?
The manager isn’t giving much away.
Boone was asked about the gesture on Talkin’ Yanks this week and also by MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch, but he kept things vague.
“Is it friends and family you're doing it with?” Jomboy of Talkin’ Yanks asked.
“It’s a little of everything,” Boone replied.
When Hoch followed up, Boone’s answer was even shorter: “it’s a mystery.”
That hasn’t stopped the speculation from building, and WFAN’s Craig Carton says he knows exactly what’s behind the so-called “victory point.”
Carton says the idea was cooked up with Boone in the offseason, with the two deciding to see how long it would take for people to notice. According to Carton, the gesture is a private message from Boone to him: “See, I won another game” - a running joke tied to the criticism Boone has faced.
Whether that’s the full story or just another layer of the puzzle, Boone isn’t saying more. For now, the gesture stays in the realm of Yankees oddities, with the theories likely to keep piling up until he finally explains it himself.
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