New York Yankees' Aaron Boone Returns to LA for World Series: 'You're A Trojan For Life, Bruin For Four Years'

Former USC Trojan and current New York Yankees Manager, Aaron Boone, has led his squad to the World Series and is in Los Angeles getting ready for another classic Yankees vs. Dodgers. Boone spoke to the media about his time with the USC Trojans.

Oct 24, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) speaks to the media during a press conference on workout day at Dodgers Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images / Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has led his ballclub to 94 wins and their first World Series appearance since 2009.

Many years ago, Boone was leading the USC Trojans from 1992-94, where he sported the cardinal and gold in 174 games. He hit for a .299 average in three years at Southern Cal along with smacking in 94 RBIs on 199 hits.

Boone would lead the Trojans to two College World Series appearences in 1993 and 1994, but both times USC would fall short in their regional final.

Oct 19, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) celebrates after beating the Cleveland Guardians during game five of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images / David Richard-Imagn Images

The same years Boone was at USC, Los Angeles Dodgers manager, Dave "Doc" Roberts, was playing for the Trojans' crosstown rival, UCLA. Boone took time during his media availability session on Thursday to take a friendly jab at his former collegiate rival.

"I'm a Trojan, so as we all know in here, you're a Trojan for life, you're a Bruin for four years. So I think that's the case with Doc, he's probably indifferent. I get pissed off when the Trojans lose, they're like 'Eh, whatever,'" Boone said.

The Yankees skipper reminisced about how their crosstown rivalry games used to go over 30 years ago.

"I can see Doc and that little slap swing he had where he'd hit the ball the other way. He was a good player," Boone said. "Somebody that I got to know a little bit at that point, just playing against him, since he's such a great guy, but I remember him well. Kinda leadoff hitter, left fielder for the Bruins. Fun times, fun days."

Dave Roberts (UCLA) vs. Aaron Boone (USC) pic.twitter.com/8YmUBs05Ig

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Boone isn't the only former Trojan participating in the Fall Classic. The Dodgers' pitching coach is former USC legend Mark Prior.

Prior was the ace for the Trojans during their 2000 and 2001 CWS runs. He would own a 25-8 record in his two years at USC and would win a handful of awards during the 2001 season. He would get awarded three different national player of the year awards that season after going 15-1 with a 1.69 ERA.

Aug 15, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (right) and pitching coach Mark Prior look on from the dugout in the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images / Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Prior has done an unbelievable job with the Dodgers pitching staff during their playoff run this year. They have six pitchers with at least four innings pitched under a 2.1 ERA. Frankly, it's been nothing short of magical to see what Prior has accomplished considering how up and down the pitching staff was during the regular season.

Regardless of what team wins, the Trojans will have a winner regardless. First pitch for game one of the World Series will be at 5:08 p.m. and will be broadcasted on FOX.

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