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Aaron Boone to return as Yankees manager for 2027 season
The New York Yankees will keep Aaron Boone as manager in 2027, his 10th season leading the team.
Boone already has a contract for next season, which is the final year of a two-year deal he signed in 2025.
The Yankees were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series, ending their season at home.
Boone’s teams have reached the playoffs eight times in nine seasons and posted a 790-565 record, but have not won a World Series during his tenure.
New York’s last championship came in 2009, leaving the team with a 17-season title drought.
The Yankees have also lost 13 straight playoff appearances without winning a World Series.
General manager Brian Cashman’s contract has ended, but he is expected to return; the team has not said whether it will extend Boone’s contract beyond 2027.
Aaron Boone will return as manager of the New York Yankees for the 2027 season, according to reports cited by ESPN, CBS Sports and the Daily Mail.
The 2027 season will be his 10th as the Yankees’ manager.
New York was swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series, ending its season.
The Yankees have not won a World Series since 2009, despite reaching the postseason in eight of Boone’s nine seasons.
Reports differ on whether Boone is expected to receive a contract extension; ESPN and CBS Sports say 2027 is the final season of his current contract.
- Who
- Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees.
- What
- He will return as the Yankees’ manager for the 2027 season.
- When
- The 2027 MLB season.
- Where
- New York, with the Yankees based in the Bronx.
- Why
- The sources report that the Yankees will bring him back, but do not state the team’s reason.
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The Yankees hired Boone to replace Joe Girardi.
Boone signed a two-year, $10.5 million contract extension, according to ESPN.
The Rays swept the Yankees in the ALDS, ending New York’s season.
Reports said Boone would return as manager for the 2027 season.
- Return season
- 2027
- Managerial tenure
- 10th season
- Current contract
- Final season in 2027, according to ESPN and CBS Sports
- Yankees’ 2026 record
- 93-68
- Last World Series title
- 2009
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Aaron Boone is returning as Yankees mgr in 2027, per MLB executive source. Next season is the final guaranteed year of his current contract.
Cashman on Aaron Boone's job status: "I think Boone's a really good manager. We're here for a reason. There are a lot of reasons behind that, and certainly he's part of that." Next year is the final year of Boone's contract.