Aaron Boone will return for an eighth season as New York Yankees manager after the team exercised its 2025 option on Friday.
Boone has led the Yankees to a 603-429 record, three American League East Division titles and a league championship. New York reached the World Series this year for the first time since 2009, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.
Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees, speaks to the press before game four of the American League Championship Series, against the Houston Astros (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Boone signed in October 2021 a three-year contract that included a team option for 2025. General Manager Brian Cashman had reported that the deadline for the option was 10 days after the World Series ended.
“Aaron is a stabilizing presence in our locker room and has a deep ability to connect and foster relationships with his players,” Cashman said in a statement. “Consistently demonstrating these skills in such a demanding and high-pressure market is what makes him one of the best managers in the game.”
New York (United States), 31/10/2024.- New York Yankees Aaron Judge (C) gets a high-five from New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (L) after hitting a two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty during the first inning of game five of the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series between the American League Champion New York Yankees and the National League Champion Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York, New York, USA, 30 October 2024. The World Series is the best-of-seven games. (Nueva York) EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
Boone is the third Yankee manager to lead the team to the postseason in six of his first seven years after Casey Stengel and Joe Torre.
New York announced that Boone will hold a news conference on Monday.
“I am grateful for the trust placed in me to lead this team. “It is a responsibility — and an opportunity — that I will never take lightly,” Boone said in a statement.
