Aaron Boone is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California, United States. Former MLB third baseman who played for the Cincinnati Reds for most of his career. After retirement, he spent time working as an ESPN analyst, then in 2018, he became manager of the New York Yankees.
He played alongside Derek Jeter on the New York Yankees.
Boone attended Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California. He batted .423 with 22 stolen bases for the school’s baseball team in his senior year, and was named the Century League’s co-player of the year. The California Angels selected Boone on the third day of the 1991 MLB draft, but he had no intention to sign a professional contract. He attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college baseball for the USC Trojans. In 1993, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and Orleans won the league’s championship.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Boone in the third round of the 1994 MLB draft. Boone made his MLB debut in June 1997, and was ejected from the game after being called out sliding into home. On the last day of the 1998 season, the Reds started the only MLB infield composed of two sets of brothers: first baseman Stephen Larkin, second baseman Bret Boone, shortstop Barry Larkin, and third baseman Aaron Boone.
He had two children with his wife, Playboy model Laura Cover. His father Bob and brother Bret also played in the MLB.
