The New York Yankees won the American League pennant for the first time since 2009 this season. Their defensive blunders in Game 5 of the World Series made massive headlines and their manager took a lot of blame. Despite that, the Yankees decided to exercise the club option on Aaron Boone and keep him for the 2025 season.
“The New York Yankees today announced that they have exercised their 2025 club option for Manager Aaron Boone,” the team posted on Friday.
Boone has been the manager since 2018, taking over for Joe Girardi. He has two 100-win seasons, six playoff appearances, and one pennant in seven years. Despite not winning a title, which is the expectation in New York, the Yankees are keeping him around.
Also on Friday, reports emerged that Boone might be in line for another extension. He was given an extension after a brutal 2022 playoff collapse, which ends after this 2025 season. As long as the players continue to like playing for Boone, the Yankees will keep him around.
Aaron Boone must fix the Yankees' defensive issues
The entire Aaron Boone tenure came down to the fifth inning of Game 5 of the World Series. They made two errors, with a third mental error, and gave up five unearned runs to blow their lead. They lost the World Series because of that inning. While they would have needed a miracle to come back from down 3-0, a trip to LA would have scared the Dodgers.
The Yankees had the second-most errors of all playoff teams and the third-most in the American League during the regular season. The good news is that Gleyber Torres is a free agent and won't be returning. He made many of those errors at second base this season. The bad news is that Alex Verdugo is likely not returning, as he put together a great defensive season in left field.
Whoever the personnel is in the field, the coaching has to improve for the Yankees. Aaron Boone is in a contract year and if they have defensive issues, that extension could go away.
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