Aaron Boone, Yankees Agree to 2-Year Contract Extension Through 2027 MLB Season

The New York Yankees signed manager Aaron Boone to a two-year extension through the 2027 season, the club announced Thursday.

Boone's previous contract ran through 2025 after the Yankees picked up his club option for next season.

Boone is heading into his eighth season as the Yankees' manager. He led the club to its first World Series appearance since 2009 last fall.

The Yankees announced they would be exercising Boone's 2025 option on Nov. 8, nine days after the club lost the World Series in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Boone said after his option was picked up that he looked forward to "working tirelessly to return the Yankees to the postseason to compete for a world championship.”

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed during spring training last week that the Yankees were working on an extension for Boone.

“I know if he wasn’t the Yankee manager, it would be a feeding frenzy for him to be a manager that’s coveted elsewhere. Objectively, that’s how we see it," Cashman said, per Greg Joyce of the New York Post.

According to Joyce, Boone had "the support of his clubhouse, with Aaron Judge among his biggest fans" prior to receiving the extension.

The Yankees have a 603-429 regular season record and six postseason appearances in seven seasons under Boone.

He ranks second only to the Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts for the best win percentage among active MLB members.

Unlike Roberts, however, Boone has yet to make it all the way. The Yankees boast a 22-23 postseason record under his tenure, and his decisions came under scrutiny when the Yankees' bullpen struggled in the World Series loss to the Dodgers.

The extension is a vote of confidence that puts the pressure on Boone to lead the Yankees into another long postseason and World Series appearance this fall.