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Yankees had no bad options for Game 1 — but Aaron Boone saved himself some second-guessing

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Sherman, J. (2026, September 27). Yankees had no bad options for Game 1 — but Aaron Boone saved himself some second-guessing. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/sports/yankees-had-no-bad-rotation-options-for-game-1-but-saved-some-second-guessing/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-27 · by Joel Sherman

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Aaron Boone had multiple strong pitching options for the Yankees' Game 1 of their wild-card series, including Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, and Carlos Rodón. Boone chose to start Verlander, likely to avoid potential criticism, as it aligns with selecting his best available pitcher while minimizing post-game scrutiny. The article highlights the Yankees' historical strength in having reliable starters regardless of who begins each game.
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Joel Sherman
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🔮 That makes me believe Hal will value continuity this particular offseason.
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🔮 Wheeler, Jhoan Duran, Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott will enter their walk year in 2027.
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Topics

Game 1 Game 2 The Bronx Yankees the Joe Torre Yankees

Subjects

Yankees ORG · 4× Andy Pettitte PERSON · 1× David Cone PERSON · 1× David Wells PERSON · 1× Greg Joyce’s PERSON · 1× Orlando Hernandez PERSON · 1× Roger Clemens PERSON · 1× Sports+ ORG · 1× The Bronx GPE · 1× the Joe Torre Yankees ORG · 1×

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framing: assertive · carried by 11 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25
🔮 In the end, he went with his best — and the one that would cause the least second-guessing and noise.
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Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

These Yankees share a trait with their dynasty years: Whoever they start is a good choice. asserted
start → share → Whoever
Those Yankees were never left in a bad position with a starter. asserted
Yankees → leave → starter
If one series ended on David Cone and the next had to open with Orlando Hernandez, that was fine. asserted
that → end → Hernandez
If Roger Clemens or David Wells pitched Game 1 and lost, no worries: Andy Pettitte was sitting in Game 2. asserted
Pettitte → pitch → Game
Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. asserted
he → access → Yankees
Sign Up NowAaron Boone had nothing but good options to open the wild-card series Tuesday night. asserted
Boone → sign → series
In the end, he went with his best — and the one that would cause the least second-guessing and noise. asserted
that → go → guessing
Cam Schlittler, the presumptive AL Cy Young Award winner, will start the opener. asserted
Schlittler → start → opener
He will be followed by Max Fried and, if necessary, Gerrit Cole. asserted
He → follow → Fried
Carlos Rodón, who arguably outpitched them all down the stretch, will be in the pen. asserted
who → outpitche → pen
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