New York, NY – In one of the wildest and most unexpected celebrity-sports clashes of the year, tech billionaire Elon Musk has set the internet ablaze after responding furiously to a shocking postgame comment made by Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
Following a disappointing loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, Boone was asked during a press conference about the team’s recent ad policy shift — notably their decision not to pursue sponsorships with certain tech companies. Boone quipped:
“Get rid of Tesla. The Yankees will never advertise for Elon Musk.”
That single sentence triggered a full-on Musk Meltdown on X (formerly Twitter), where the Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted a blistering string of tweets late into the night:
“I’m dead serious. I’ll buy the Yankees just to fire Boone. This clown shouldn’t be running a Little League team, let alone the most iconic franchise in baseball.”
“Imagine thinking the Yankees are above Tesla. You’ll be lucky to sell peanuts in a stadium I might own by next month.”
The Internet ERUPTS
Within minutes, #ElonVsBoone and #MuskBuysYankees were trending globally. Yankees fans — already divided over Boone’s tenure — were sent into total chaos. Some embraced the idea of an Elon-led front office:
“Fire Boone? Build a retractable roof at Yankee Stadium? Bring in AI umpires? Let Elon cook.”
Others weren’t so convinced:
“Elon Musk owning the Yankees? The team would be renamed the Bronx Neuralinks before Opening Day.”
Could He Actually Do It?
While Musk is no stranger to bold — and often legally murky — acquisition claims (remember when he “joked” about buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back?), experts say this time, the numbers might line up.
According to Forbes, the Yankees are valued at $7.5 billion, a price tag well within reach for the world’s richest man, whose net worth hovers around $220 billion. But MLB ownership approval would be another matter entirely.
One anonymous league executive was quoted saying:
“If he wants in, the league will listen. But firing managers through tweets? That’s not how we operate. This isn’t Twitter. Well… not yet.”
Boone’s Response?
So far, Aaron Boone has remained silent on Musk’s tirade. Sources inside the Yankees organization say he’s “not amused,” and that some players are “shocked by the scale of the fallout.”
Rumors are already flying that the Yankees’ front office is “urgently meeting” to control the PR firestorm — and, privately, some executives may be wishing Boone had kept Tesla out of his mouth.
What’s Next?
Whether Elon Musk actually pursues a bid to purchase the team or this becomes another one of his high-octane internet spectacles remains to be seen. But one thing is certain:
Baseball just got a lot weirder — and the Yankees clubhouse just got a lot more uncomfortable.
