One Wrigley Field memory still haunts Yankees skipper Aaron Boone
<p>After splitting four games with the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" >White Sox,</a> the Yankees will <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/30/new-york-yankees-week-in-chicago-aaron-boone-anthony-volpe-spencer-jones-cam-schlittler-michael-kay-cubs-white-sox-wrigley-field-rate-field" >remain in town</a> to take on the Cubs this weekend.</p><p>For manager Aaron Boone, the trip to Wrigley Field brings back one painful memory. It happened on what he said was “probably” his first visit.</p><p>Instead of a, um, friendly welcome, he got bonked in the head.</p><div class="RelatedList Enhancement" data-module data-align-center> <div class="RelatedList-title">Related</div> <ul class="RelatedList-items"> <li class="RelatedList-items-item"> <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/07/30/new-york-yankees-week-in-chicago-aaron-boone-anthony-volpe-spencer-jones-cam-schlittler-michael-kay-cubs-white-sox-wrigley-field-rate-field" >Yankees making themselves at home during week in Chicago</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p>As an 8-year-old in 1981, he and brother Bret got to accompany their dad Bob on a Philadelphia Phillies trip.
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said a painful memory from his first visit to Wrigley Field still haunts him. He described that visit as not friendly. This week the Yankees are staying in the same Chicago hotel for games against the White Sox and the Cubs. Boone said he is using the hotel drawers, something he rarely does, to feel more at home.
Why it matters
It shows how a manager's personal past can affect his mindset during a road trip. It also highlights how the team tries to stay comfortable while playing away from home.
- What memory haunts Aaron Boone at Wrigley Field?
- He says his first visit there was not friendly and still hurts him.
- What is Boone doing differently in the hotel this week?
- He is using the hotel drawers, which he rarely does, to feel more comfortable.
- Which teams are the Yankees playing in Chicago this week?
- They are playing four games against the White Sox and three games against the Cubs.
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One article focuses on Boone's haunting memory at Wrigley Field. The other article emphasizes his hotel routine and comfort during the Chicago stay.
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Boone's painful Wrigley Field memory
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