The New York Yankees announced on February 20th that they had agreed to a two-year contract extension with manager Aaron Boone, keeping him in the Yanks’ dugout through the end of the 2027 season. The organization had previously picked up Boone’s option for the upcoming season on November 8th, 2024.
“I’m just excited we were able to knock it out and get it out of the way,” Boone said. “To get to do it in New York, in front of passionate New York Yankees fans, this is the end result that I certainly wanted.”
The New York Yankees today announced that they have signed Manager Aaron Boone to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season. pic.twitter.com/t9u7fWfzVz
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) February 20, 2025
“It’s great stuff,” said Yankees captain and two-time American League MVP Aaron Judge. “Leading us to the World Series last year, the amount of winning seasons we’ve had, taking us to the postseason all those years, except for 2023 — as players, having a leader like that who we can look to and come to, he knows all of us in this room.”
Since becoming the Yankees’ manager in 2017, Aaron Boone has posted a winning record every year that he has been New York’s skipper. Boone’s best season came in 2024 when he led the Bronx Bombers to their first World Series appearance in 15 years.
The Yankees will be consistent (whether that’s good or bad)
Though they haven’t won a World Series since 2009, the Yankees continue to be the image of consistency in Major League Baseball. General manager Brian Cashman has been leading the team since 1998 while Aaron Boone will be entering his eighth season as New York’s manager. The Yankees should be looked at as a model of success for most other teams in the league.
Unfortunately, consistency in the MLB doesn’t necessarily equate to winning championships. That has been proven recently.
Let’s look at the Houston Astros as an example. They have won two World Series over the last eight years despite changing their manager and general manager.
The @Yankees have high expectations coming into 2025, and @Xavier_Scruggs says Aaron Boone is still the right man to lead the team.
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— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) February 21, 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers are another good example. They have won two World Series since the start of 2020 with two completely different lineups. Of the 38 guys that were on the Dodgers’ full-season roster in 2020, only 14 were also a part of the 2024 full-season roster.
Consistency is necessary for teams that are down in the dumps. It’s no coincidence that the Chicago White Sox (who just set the record for most losses in modern MLB history) are on their sixth manager since the start of the 2020 season.
If you’re trying to win World Series Championships, which the Yankees are, then being consistent won’t cut it. The Yankees probably should have moved on from Aaron Boone last off-season. Instead, they will keep him around and probably fall short of a World Series win yet again, whether it be in the Fall Classic or sooner.
