The Dodgers won 7-6 to capture the title.“The sting of not finishing it off stays with you forever,” Boone said.Kelly said on his “ Baseball Isn’t Boring” podcast the Dodgers entered each game saying: “Just let them throw the ball into the infield.

There have been no talks about an Aaron Boone contract extension, Boone said, and the Yankees manager is not placing public pressure on the organization to offer a longer term deal.

One that might resonate with Soto is his baseball idol, Robinson Cano, a five-time All-Star second baseman with the Yankees and a key part of their last world championship team.