YES clubhouse reporter Meredith Marakovits took a break from asking questions to answering some from Post columnist Steve Serby:

Q: What would you tell Yankees fans freaking out over their recent skid?

A: It’s a long season. As much as fans might hate that answer, it is a long season. You look at how bad that skid was, and the Yankees, after the putrid month of June, entered Baltimore only two games back in the division. There’s still a lot of talent on that team, they’re gonna have guys that are coming back from injury — yes, the roster has holes, every roster has holes. But curious to see who they get back from the IL, and what the organization does at the (trade) deadline, they always do something. So I would not hit the panic button just yet with 60-plus games to play.

Q: Brian Cashman?

A: He’s been the general manager of the New York Yankees for a very long time for a reason. The most impressive thing about Brian is he’s not super reactionary. Whereas in this market, with this fan base, knowing the expectations, it would be very easy to be very reactionary when things don’t go right. But I think the fact that he sticks to his plan — whether it works or not and how you want to evaluate that, it’s a different story — but he has conviction in his plan.

Q: Do you expect him to do something at the trade deadline?

A: He’ll do something. The most difficult thing right now is the fact that with the expanded playoffs, there’s so many more teams that are not yet out of it, so there’s not as much inventory on the market, which means in order to get something done, you’re gonna have to pay a lot more. Wanting to do something and being able to pull something off are totally different.

Q: And what would you say to Yankees fans who freak out about Aaron Boone?

A: I would say that he’s respected in that clubhouse. I think Yankees fans want to see Aaron, after a tough loss, be fiery and pound the desk and call out players. That’s not Aaron Boone. That’s not his personality. He very much is a stay-the-course guy. He has his players’ back. And because of that the players definitely respect him. While I understand the frustration on behalf of the fan base, I most certainly do, that’s just not the way he’s gonna react.

Q: What enabled Aaron Judge to deal with the pressure of the (2022) home run chase and what was it like for you watching it?

A: I think his demeanor in general. He tries to be the same every day. If he’s feeling the external pressure, I don’t think he’s ever gonna let you see it. You won’t know it, and I think part of the reason he has had so much success not only that year but over the years is just not trying to get too high or get too low. Which, I think in this sport, is probably much easier said than done. That year in particular, and even some of this year, you felt like every time he stepped to the plate, he was gonna do something great. You just expected it. And he delivered. And from a YES perspective, it felt like that final month of the season we were covering a World Series every day, because there was that much attention on it, not only in the New York area, but nationally.

Q: Would you be surprised if he broke the record this year?

A: Nothing would surprise me with him.

Q: Your very first Judge interview?

A: He got called up, he was a lot younger, I was a lot younger (laugh). We were sitting in the Yankees dugout; I believe, and it was the day that they were honoring the 1996 championship team, a Derek Jeter team, and it was almost like the passing of the torch because later that day Judge and (Tyler) Austin homered back-to-back. I remember a mild-mannered guy, and just excited to be there.

Q: Juan Soto?

A: It is hard to believe that that man is only 25 years old based on how good he is. You forget sometimes that he’s just 25. He’s been in the league for a while, he’s had unbelievable success and he’s just wise beyond his years in the batter’s box, and it’s been so fun to watch.

Q: What have you observed about his relationship with Judge?

A: I think he’s fit in great. It seems like they get along well. It seems like they talk a lot. Obviously they play next to each other in the outfield; so you see what I see in the way they celebrate after games and after big catch after big catch. I think they’ve been a sounding board for each other.

Q: Anthony Volpe?

A: A guy living out his dream. I know he had a rough play in Baltimore to close out the second half, but watching him play defense this year, I think he’s even better than he was last year. People forget how young he is as well, and he’s gonna be an asset to that Yankees team for a long time.

Q: Gerrit Cole?

A: He’s intense. An unbelievable pitching mind. Watching his mind kind of work, not only when he breaks down his start, but when he watches other people’s starts, is something to see. I think he’s been an unbelievable ass