Aaron Boone was asked the question Sunday night, and after any game the rest of the season that features Clay Holmes blowing a save or even wobbling, he’ll certainly get asked it again.
In the moments following the Yankees’ 3-2 loss to the Tigers in extra innings, Boone supported his closer despite Holmes surrendering a one-run lead in the ninth, but he at least left the door open when asked if he would commit to Holmes moving forward — through the rest of the regular season and however far the Yankees go in the playoffs.
“Look, we’ll see as we go,” Boone said at his press conference in Williamsport, Pa. “Look, we have a lot of really good options, but Clay, he’s had some tough breaks back there that’s led to that. I can think of a couple of them where we didn’t make a play and it goes on him, but it’s not really — the reality is he’s throwing the ball really well.
“That said, we got a lot of guys that I feel like are throwing the ball really well in some certain situations, but right now, Clay’s the guy.”
