The Yankees introduced Friday that they’ve exercised their 2025 membership possibility on supervisor Aaron Boone. He’ll return for an eighth season because the membership’s skipper subsequent yr.
“Aaron is a steadying presence in our clubhouse and possesses a profound capability to attach with and foster relationships together with his gamers,” GM Brian Cashman stated in a press release inside Friday morning’s press launch. “Constantly exhibiting these expertise in such a demanding and pressurized market is what makes him one of many recreation’s most interesting managers. Our work is clearly not executed, however as we pursue the last word prize in 2025, I’m excited to have Aaron again to guide our crew.”
The 2024 season noticed Boone’s Yankees publish a 94-68 file en path to their third AL East title in seven years underneath his watch. It was the fifth time in six 162-game seasons {that a} Boone-led Yankees squad gained at the least 92 video games. The Yanks additionally gained their first American League pennant underneath Boone this previous season. In fact, the season nonetheless led to heartbreak for the Yankees, who fell 4-1 towards the Dodgers within the World Sequence, squandering a 5-0 lead largely as a result of one of the painful innings in franchise historical past.
Boone and the Yankees have been making an attempt to change into the primary membership in MLB historical past to erase a 3-0 World Sequence deficit. No crew who’d fallen behind 3-0 within the World Sequence had a lot as pressured a Recreation 6. The Yankees regarded on their solution to doing simply that with 5 early runs towards the Dodgers and Gerrit Cole on the mound, however they coughed up 5 runs within the fifth inning following errors by Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe in addition to a defensive lapse that noticed first base left uncovered on a grounder to Anthony Rizzo.
Brutal as that one inning was, it gained’t bitter the group on the notion that Boone is the best individual to steer the ship subsequent yr. Whether or not the 2 events talk about an extension stays to be seen. The Yankees allowed Boone to navigate a complete season as a lame-duck skipper in 2021 earlier than re-signing him to a three-year deal that October. As stress for an elusive World Sequence trophy continues to mount, it’s at the least potential that the Yankees might wait till subsequent offseason earlier than making their determination on whether or not Boone is correct for the job in 2026 and past.
“I’m grateful for the belief positioned in me to guide this crew. It’s a duty — and a chance — that I’ll by no means take calmly,” Boone stated in his personal assertion. “It’s an incredible privilege to point out up for work on daily basis and be surrounded by so many decided and gifted gamers, coaches and employees members. Beginning with Steinbrenner household, there’s a collective dedication to excellence inside this group that’s embedded in all that we do. I’m already wanting ahead to reporting for spring coaching in Tampa and dealing tirelessly to return the Yankees to the postseason to compete for a World Championship.”
Beneath Boone, the Yankees have performed at a 603-429 tempo. That .584 profitable proportion has resulted in postseason berths in six of seven seasons. A lot of the Yankees’ 2025 outlook will likely be depending on how the offseason performs out. They seem barreling towards a bidding conflict over Juan Soto and have potential wants at a number of infield spots and within the bullpen as nicely.