Rivera won 5 championships for the Yankees, and is also the all-time reliever king in the major leagues.
This year's American League Championship Series was swept out by the Astros, causing the outside world to start discussing whether Aaron Boone's Yankees coaching position is not guaranteed. However, on the 27th, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner Steinbrenner personally eliminated outside doubts and said that Boone will still be the team's head coach next season. However, this move made the legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera very disappointed. He said that if he was the owner, he would not keep Boone, which caused an uproar. Rivera clarified to the media today that his words had been distorted and misunderstood.
After another loss in the playoffs, the Yankees still chose to believe in Boone as their coach next season. Rivera expressed his opinion in an interview on the 27th, saying that he would not give face to his teammates who worked together in the past. "If I were the boss, Boone would not be left. When things don't go the way we want, all mistakes must be borne by the head coach. Someone needs to pay the price, but usually this person is not a player." This comment quickly made the headlines.
Although his idea was approved by most people, the historical relief king quickly retracted his comments and said that his words were taken out of context, "I want to say that when a team like the Yankees, who are expected to win, cannot make it to the end after a perfect season, the head coach must ultimately bear the consequences. Although the head coach will not play in the game. Unfortunately, when the result is not what the team wants, they never ask the whole team to take responsibility, but let the head coach pack up and leave."
Rivera added that he only gave the approach taken by most teams when they suffered setbacks, but his meaning was distorted and misunderstood by the outside world.
