Yankees exercise 2025 option for skipper Aaron Boone

Aaron Boone will return for his eighth season as manager of the New York Yankees in 2025.

The team announced Friday that it exercised its club option for the 51-year-old skipper.

Boone is 603-429 (.584) since taking over in 2018 and has reached the playoffs six times in seven seasons. In 2024, New York captured its first American League pennant since 2009 and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games in the World Series.

"I am grateful for the trust placed in me to lead this team. It's a responsibility -- and an opportunity -- that I will never take lightly," Boone said in a news release. "It's a great privilege to show up for work every day and be surrounded by so many determined and talented players, coaches and staff members. Starting with the Steinbrenner family, there is a collective commitment to excellence within this organization that is embedded in all that we do.

"I'm already looking forward to reporting for spring training in Tampa and working tirelessly to return the Yankees to the postseason to compete for a World Championship."

Boone is the third Yankees manager to make the playoffs in six of his first seven seasons with the club, joining Casey Stengel (also six of first seven) and Joe Torre (each of first 12).

New York had the best record in the American League this season at 94-68 and won the AL East for the third time in Boone's tenure (2019 and 2022).

"Aaron is a steadying presence in our clubhouse and possesses a profound ability to connect with and foster relationships with his players," said Brian Cashman, the team's senior vice president and general manager. "Consistently exhibiting these skills in such a demanding and pressurized market is what makes him one of the game's finest managers. Our work is clearly not done, but as we pursue the ultimate prize in 2025, I am excited to have Aaron back to lead our team."

Boone was named the 33rd manager in Yankees history on Dec. 4, 2017. He signed a new three-year contract with a club option for 2025 on Oct. 19, 2021.

--Field Level Media