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Aaron Boone 'Heartbroken' After Yankees' 2024 World Series Loss vs. Dodgers in Game 5

Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVOctober 31, 2024

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30: Manager Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees looks on during batting practice before playing the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game Five of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium on October 30, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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The New York Yankees had Game 5 of the World Series under control, leading 5-0 after three innings. But a series of mind-boggling defensive errors and the inability to generate much more offense beyond the early flurry led to a shocking 7-6 loss, as the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on the mistakes and clinched a title in Yankee Stadium.

"I'm heartbroken," an emotional Aaron Boone told reporters after the game. "It doesn't take away my pride of what that means to me and what that group forged this year, and what we've been through to get here. But I'm heartbroken. And I'm heartbroken for those guys that poured so much into this. The ending is cruel."

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"I'm heartbroken. It doesn't take away my pride of what that means to me and what that group forged this year"<br><br>An emotional Aaron Boone discusses the Yankees losing the 2024 World Series <a href="https://t.co/ljhenDuy0n">pic.twitter.com/ljhenDuy0n</a>

Boone said the clubhouse was initially closed to reporters after the game as Yankees players consoled one another following the difficult loss.

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"This is a very difficult moment for us. As I said to the guys, obviously it stings now. This is gonna sting forever. There were a lot of heartfelt messages to each other"<br><br>- Aaron Boone <a href="https://t.co/IyHA9pIkMn">pic.twitter.com/IyHA9pIkMn</a>

The fifth inning, in particular, was brutal for the Yankees. Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field, Anthony Volpe made a throwing error attempting to get a force out at third base and Gerrit Cole didn't cover first base on a weak ground ball, allowing Mookie Betts to beat Anthony Rizzo at the bag and extend the inning.

When the dust had settled from those mistakes, the Dodgers pushed five runs across the plate, evening the game.

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Aaron Boone recaps the the pivotal 5th inning of Game 5 and the journey to the World Series. <a href="https://t.co/KB8jzZ9Nk3">pic.twitter.com/KB8jzZ9Nk3</a>

"Obviously, we had a rough inning tonight," Boone said regarding the fifth.

It was a frame that will live on in New York sports infamy. Perhaps the Yankees wouldn't have pulled off the reverse sweep even if they had won Game 5, with the final two games of the series back at Dodger Stadium. But they didn't give themselves the chance to find out.