According to NorthJersey.com's Pete Caldera, the New York Yankees are bringing Aaron Boone back as their manager next season.
"Per an MLB executive source, Boone is returning in 2027, the final guaranteed year on his contract - an outcome that was widely anticipated," Caldera wrote on Monday.
The Yankees were embarrassingly swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series, and after the loss, Boone refused to comment on his job security. However, it was always unlikely the Yankees would move on. He will have to earn the right to come back after next season though.
Boone has been to one World Series in his time as the Yankees manager and has gone to the postseason in all but one of his nine seasons as manager. However, the expectations of being the manager of the Yankees are higher than those of other franchises.
He is being asked to deliver a championship, and the front office is one of the most aggressive in baseball. He has all the resources to win, and it's not a great look when two teams without the same resources are playing in this year's Fall Classic.
Boone has a 790-565 regular season record, but is 27-30 in the postseason. He did help lead the Yankees to an American League pennant in 2024, but fans are well within their rights to be frustrated.
Every year, it seems like the same problems plague the Yankees, and at some point it falls on the manager to fix them. The Yankees have Aaron Judge, who is one of the best hitters ever, and have failed to win it all. It's fair for fans to wonder if someone else could actually get the job done with their talented roster.