Aaron Boone, the New York Yankees' manager for four seasons, will be returning to manage the team on Tuesday. The deal includes a three-year contract with an option for 2025.
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner stated in a statement that "We have an individual and manager in Aaron Boone, who has the baseball acumen as well as widespread respect in our clubhouse to continue guiding us forward." We must both grow and evolve as a team and an organization. We must improve. We must improve.
"I know Aaron is fully committed to our success and I look forward leveraging his intelligence, instincts, and leadership to help us win our next World Series title."
Boone's contract was due to expire at end of World Series. This came after the Yankees' third place finish in the AL East, and their loss to the rival Boston Red Sox during the AL Wild Card Game.
His contract is extended beyond the one of Brian Cashman, general manager. He will be signed through 2022.
Boone's overall record as manager is 328-218. However, the Yankees have not been to the World Series in four seasons since 2009. This drought was the third longest in franchise history.
1922 was the last year that a Yankees manager could manage a fifth-season without winning a World Series ring.
After the season was over, Aaron Judge, a slugger, said that "when you're the manager of this team and wear the N.Y. with these pinstripes it's a heavy load." But a guy like Booney is proud to wear it. He shows up every day, gets us ready the right way, keeps our motivation high, and takes on the guys when he has to.
"It has been a joy the past two years to play for him, and fight for his cause every day. I could go on and on about why he should be the manager.
The Yankees were the majors' leader in runs scored between 2017 and 2020. They finished 19th in runs (711) in the 2021 season. The team also had the sixth-worst rate of strikeouts, and there was some criticism from the front office regarding the in-season adjustments.
The team didn't renew the contracts for Marcus Thames, hitting coach, and Phil Nevin, third-base coach. It was also not expected that the team would bring back assistant hitting coach P.J. ESPN sources confirm that Pilittere was confirmed by ESPN.
This report was contributed by ESPN's Buster Olney.
