Yankees manager Aaron Boone is bothered a little by criticism of his team’s defense from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly and defended New York’s fielding following a World Series of mistakes and mental errors.

Kelly called the matchup with the Yankees a “mismatch from the get-go” on the Baseball Isn’t Boring show, insisting that the Yankees would be eighth or ninth in a re-ranking of the teams that made the postseason this year.

Just days after New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had his 2025 club option exercised, he is scheduled to fly to California next week with owner Hal Steinbrenner to aid the team’s pursuit of superstar free-agent outfielder Juan Soto.