Boone responds to criticism by Jeter, A-Rod: 'Comes with the territory'

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone believes Derek Jeter's and Alex Rodriguez's remarks about the team's recent mental mistakes and struggles were warranted.

"Look, we're the Yankees," Boone said Sunday, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "When we lose games, if it's in and around a mistake, that criticism is fair game. At the end of the day, we have all the pieces to be a really good team. That's on me and all of us to get the most out of that."

Boone's comments come after Jeter and Rodriguez called out the Yankees on Saturday following a sloppy loss to the Miami Marlins, which included a baserunning gaffe by Jazz Chisholm Jr. that resulted in a double play.

"They make way too many mistakes," Jeter said. "And you can't get away with making that number of mistakes against great teams. It just doesn't happen. They had baserunning mistakes today - you saw (Trent Grisham) getting thrown out at home plate. You can't continue to do it. You have to clean it up."

Rodriguez added: "If any one of us made a mistake, we would be sitting our butt right on the bench. I see mistake after mistake, and there's no consequences."

Boone, who said he won't bench Chisholm for the play, pushed back on the notion the Yankees don't have accountability in the clubhouse.

"I would disagree a little bit with the accountability factor, but the reality is, we're focused every day on being the best we can be," Boone said. "That's how we have to do it. But I understand when it doesn't happen, or we don't have the record that I think we should have, or certainly people think we should have - that comes with the territory."

Jeter played with the Yankees for 20 years, winning five World Series en route to becoming a Hall of Famer. Rodriguez, who was a member of New York's last championship run in 2009, suited up for the Bronx Bombers for 12 seasons.