Asked to give Aaron Boone’s performance a grade, Hal Steinbrenner countered with a plea.

“Please don’t make me repeat myself,” the Yankees owner replied with a sigh and a smile over Zoom on Monday. “I’ve been asked this question so many times.”

Steinbrenner, speaking to a group of reporters for the first time since repealing his team’s facial hair ban in February , went on to say that Boone is “a good manager at many of the things he has to do.”

“He’s not perfect,” Steinbrenner continued before later applauding Boone’s ability to absorb analytical data. “I’m not perfect. You’re not perfect. But he is great at dealing with the players, with his staff, with [Brian Cashman’s] people and with [the media], and he makes overall good decisions on the field.”

Steinbrenner, whose Yankees los

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