Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Old-Timers Day on Saturday wasnt the first time this season Aaron Boone and Joe Torre have spoken to one another. Boone said hes talked often with Torre in recent weeks before the on Saturday, where No. 6 was in attendance for an Old-Timers Day that doubled as a 25th anniversary celebration of the 2000 title. That brought with it natural comparisons between now and the end of the regular season then, when the Yankees struggled to the finish line, going 13-17 in September before putting it together for a third straight championship. Going into Saturday, the current Yankees had lost six of seven and looked to be in crisis, just a half-game up on the Guardians for the ALs third and final wild-card spot. Hes kind of hanging on everything with us, so weve had a lot of contact back and forth, text me sages, things like that, Boone said of Torre. [Yankees PR head Jason] Zillo reminded me this morning of that 2000 team, I think ended up losing 15 out of 18 at some point, won [87] games and then caught fire and went on that run. So were hoping for that kind of Desmond Bane Jersey run. Explore More If the Yankees cant turn it around, Boone whose approval rating among fans is at a low could end up taking the fall. The last week has been particularly bad for the manager, who has faced questions over his continued use of the struggling Devin Williams. Joe Torre said he is confident Aaron Boone can lead the Yankees to the playoffs one again. Robert Sabo for New York Post Torre, for his part, has full faith in Boone, who he said convinced him to don pinstripes again at spring training a couple years ago, leading to his attendance at Old-Timers Day, which included a one-inning exhibition for the first time since 2019, where Ron Guidry, Roger Clemens, David Cone and Andy Pettitte all pitched. Notably, Derek Jeter but . What we went through in 2000 was nerve-wracking cause you were running out of games, Torre said. Theres plenty of games left [now]. Boonie knows what he has here. Hes gonna get a run out of these guys. Jorge Posada said he believes the Yankees will make a late run once they get fully healthy. Jason Szenes / New York Post Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! That was echoed by Jorge Posada, Boones teammate with the Yankees in 2003. Its not his fault, Posada said. Hes got some guys banged up, not at 100 percent. So its not his fault that some guys are not playing at their potential. Its tough to know whats going on behind closed doors. Obviously, they went through a stretch, lost a lot of key guys. Health really matters. Just got to get everybody together, get whoevers playing in the right [mindset] to win a ballgame. They havent done that. Gorgui Dieng Jersey