Aaron Boon has signed a two-year contract extension to remain as manager of the New York Yankees, the team announced on Thursday.
The Yankees had originally exercised their club on Boone’s contract in November with the team saying a longer deal would be discussed once they were done with their offseason business. Now Boone gets a new deal that will keep him tied to the club through the 2027 season.
During the MLB general manager meetings in November, Yankees GM Brian Cashman made it known he wasn’t looking to make a change in the offseason following the team’s defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series.
Cashman said last week as spring training got underway that talks were ongoing.
“You always want to have the guy for as long as you can have [him], as long as it’s warranted and makes enough sense,” Cashman said via MLB.com. “I think he controls the room and does a great job. We picked up his option last year, but that’s not our intent. Our intent is to find an extension.
“I’ve been working through that, and [owner] Hal Steinbrenner has been working through that, with Aaron Boone. Hopefully at some point, sooner than later we’ll be able to officially cement something, but obviously I haven’t gotten there yet. But just give us time.”
Despite the Yankees having one of the highest annual payrolls, it hasn’t equated to a World Series title under Boone. A 603-429 regular-season record, three AL East titles, three trips to the ALCS and a World Series appearance on his managerial résumé have not stopped critics from wondering if Cashman should have made a change.
Even after a mistake-filled series against the Dodgers, Cashman wasn’t ready to throw Boone under the bus.
“The manager’s job is so impossible, so you can play the game of second-guessing because you’re either going to make a move and it’ll be right, you make a move and it’ll be wrong, and then have at it, right?” Cashman said. “So I think he’s a really, really good manager. I think that we’re lucky to have him. He’s done a great job.”
