He is back, The New York Yankees have just announced the return of their former head coach
NEW YORK Before making a decision about Aaron Boone’s future, New York manager Hal Steinbrenner of the Yankees asked staff members and players who were currently on the team about whether to keep him. By the middle of August, New York had dropped out of the running and finished 82-80, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016. It was terrible. Nothing was accomplished by us. During an online press conference on Tuesday, Steinbrenner stated, “We didn’t win a division, we didn’t make it to the playoffs, we didn’t win a series in the playoffs, much less a championship.” “The fans were not given nearly what they were due.” COMMERCIAL Speaking later in the day at the general managers’ meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, general manager Brian Cashman defended the front office while taking personal responsibility for the roster’s development, which was hampered by injuries and poor performance. “I take pride in our operation. “I think our baseball community is fantastic,” he remarked. “I believe we have a very effective process in place that has worked well for us up until this season.” When Steinbrenner spoke to the staff last month at the beginning of three days of meetings in Tampa, Florida, he sent a strong message. “This season is totally unacceptable, and we have a winning record—that’s not an achievement, that’s a necessity, in my opinion,” Steinbrenner remarked. Before the 2018 season, 50-year-old Boone took Joe Girardi’s place. Boone has a record of 509-361, but he hasn’t advanced to the World Series—a series that New York last won in 2009. Before choosing to keep Boone, Steinbrenner conferred with former players Andy Pettitte and Nick Swisher, star Aaron Judge, and two former general managers, Omar Minaya and Brian Sabean, who were brought in as advisers the previous summer. He seems like a capable boss to me. He is incredibly smart. He works diligently. According to Steinbrenner, “the players respect him as a manager and want to play for him and win for him.” “He can process all of the information we give him.” Boone is about to start his last season under contract. According to Steinbrenner, he usually doesn’t take early extensions into account.
