Yankees rumors: Hal Steinbrenner is leaning toward bringing Aaron Boone back as manager, per report

Aaron Boone’s contract as Yankees supervisor is about to run out on the finish of the 2021 postseason, and at this writing he and the membership are but to conform to a brand new deal. Nonetheless, sources tell ESPN’s Buster Olney that proprietor Hal Steinbrenner is leaning towards bringing Boone again as supervisor. 

“He likes [Boone], and I do not suppose he blames him for what occurred,” one among Olney’s sources mentioned of Steinbrenner.

What occurred is that the Yankees fell to the Red Sox within the AL Wild Card Sport and thus as soon as once more failed to achieve the World Sequence underneath Boone. Boone, 48, has loved a lot success in the course of the common season in 4 years as Yankees skipper. Over that span, he is guided the Yankees to a 328-218 (.601) document with 4 postseason appearances, together with a division title in 2019. Within the playoffs, nonetheless, the Yankees underneath Boone are simply 11-11. They’ve superior previous the Division Sequence solely as soon as. That was in 2019, after they fell to the Astros in six video games within the ALCS. 

Whereas the Yankees have of late adhered to a considerably tight price range by their regular requirements, they’ve nonetheless run excessive payrolls. That plus the same old requirements for achievement within the Bronx have elevated the strain on Boone to pilot the staff to the World Sequence, however that evergreen Yankee goal has so far eluded him. 

Whereas Boone by all accounts is appreciated by his gamers and runs a easy clubhouse, followers and observers of the staff typically suppose he leaves one thing to be desired from a tactical standpoint — significantly on the subject of his bullpen selections. 

All that mentioned, as Olney notes indicators level to Boone returning for a fifth season in Bronx and underneath a brand new contract.