Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone is within the closing assured yr of his contract, although the Yanks can retain him for 2025 by way of a membership possibility. Boone informed Chris Kirschner of The Athletic yesterday (X hyperlink) that he was centered on the World Collection and hadn’t had any latest contract talks. Jon Heyman of The New York Publish writes that the membership is anticipated to “not less than” choose up that possibility, suggesting Boone is more likely to be again subsequent yr.
Boone, 51, is within the closing days of his seventh season because the Yankee skipper. The membership has had loads of success in that point, making the postseason in six of these seven seasons. Nonetheless, many followers have been displeased along with his tenure, maybe because of the lack of postseason success or the truth that the membership dipped to a report of 82-80 in 2023 and missed the playoffs totally.
However the 2024 marketing campaign was an enormous bounceback for the membership. They went 94-68, profitable the American League East and having the very best report in A.L. After getting a bye by means of the Wild Card spherical, they defeated the Royals within the ALDS and the Guardians within the ALCS.
The World Collection has been a problem to date, with the Yanks dropping the primary three video games to the Dodgers. They managed to remain alive with a victory in recreation 4 final night time however nonetheless face a steep path to victory.
Many will likely be sad if the Yankees can’t pull off an unprecedented comeback, however it’s not terribly stunning that Boone has seemingly earned himself some additional job safety. How a lot a supervisor can influence on-field efficiency is one thing that may be endlessly debated however there’s normally a tough correlation between optimistic outcomes and retaining the gig. With the sturdy common season in 2024 and the membership making it to the World Collection for the primary time since 2009, it could be a shock if Boone weren’t invited again for 2025.
Even when he’s again within the dugout subsequent yr, what stays to be determined is what the contract will seem like. Usually talking, groups don’t like their managers or entrance workplace members to be in lame-duck standing, so the Yanks might not merely choose up the choice. The Yankees and Boone may comply with some type of extension, maybe by including one other assured yr or an alternative choice for 2026.
Nonetheless, the Yankees did let Boone handle as a lame duck as soon as earlier than. His authentic contract was a three-year deal beginning in 2018 with a membership possibility for 2021. They ultimately picked up that possibility and he skippered the membership in ’21 along with his future unsure. It wasn’t till October 19 of that yr that it was reported that he could be coming again. He and the membership agreed to a brand new three-year deal for the 2022-24 seasons with the aforementioned possibility for ’25.
