As Aaron Boone’s pitchers tried to combat Bret Boone’s hitters, the jabs were metaphorical. At one point, those Boone vs. Boone punches were literal.

The Jacob deGrom the Yankees see on Wednesday will not be the same Jacob deGrom who dominated to virtually unparalleled levels across town.

It is possible the education of Will Warren is unfolding rapidly.

There is an alternate universe, though, in which Escarra enjoys a smoother path to the big leagues. That path would have led to Queens.

His injuries have been numerous and cruel.

In a Subway Series that featured Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, neither was the best player on the field. That title belonged to Cody Bellinger, whose first taste of this rivalry seemed pretty delicious.

The Yankees broke through in the frame to grab the most thrilling and tense 8-2 victory you will see, beating the Mets in The Bronx in front of a season-high 48,028 — who might have created the loudest game of the team’s season.

On a day that ended in defeat, there was not a more encouraging sight for the Yankees than the reappearance of the two-time batting champion.

Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Mets' 3-2 win over the Yankees on Saturday afternoon in the Subway Series in The Bronx:

For 5 ¹/₃ solid innings, Griffin Canning showed he can perform in The Bronx.

The first “F--k Juan Soto” chants arrived at 6:51 p.m., when the Mets slugger ran out from the dugout to begin pregame stretching.

Clarke Schmidt is pleased with his stuff and pleased with his health, a helpful combination ahead of a faceoff with Juan Soto’s Mets on Saturday.

Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees' 6-2 win over the Mets in the Subway Series.

Juan Soto got a true Bronx cheer.

The right-hander was activated from the injured list before Friday’s Subway Series opener in The Bronx. 

With both A.J. Minter and Danny Young gone for the season, Génesis Cabrera was the only lefty reliever on the 26-man roster.

Juan Soto is about to hear the cost of signing with the Mets.

Nolan McLean already has jumped one level, dominating in five starts with Binghamton (1.37 ERA) before a promotion to Syracuse, with whom he began well: seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts on Friday.

A decision that was rather simple earlier in the season was “not an easy decision” on Wednesday, manager Carlos Mendoza said.

It is hard to bench Trent Grisham, Jasson Domínguez or Cody Bellinger, and they cannot remove Aaron Judge’s bat.