I finally agreed with my head coach to depart tomorrow for some reasons..
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone will be returning to the team in 2024 for his seventh MLB season.
Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner told reporters on Tuesday that multiple people encouraged him to bring Boone back as the manager.
The 2023 campaign was arguably the Yankees’ most disappointing and underwhelming season since 1992, which was the last time New York had a losing regular-season record (76-86).
The Yankees went 82-80 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016. They were eliminated from playoff contention with one week remaining in the regular season and finished seven games back of the final American League wild-card spot.
Not much went right for a team that entered the year with great expectations.
For starters, injuries piled up everywhere. Reigning American League MVP Aaron Judge missed close to two months with a torn toe ligament. Starting pitcher Carlos Rodón’s season got off to a late start due to a forearm ailment, and he struggled upon his return with a 6.85 ERA over 14 appearances. Pitchers Nestor Cortes and Luis Severino and first baseman Anthony Rizzo also missed time and struggled as they worked back or through ailments.
It’s hard to blame Boone for that. Injuries are just an unfortunate part of the game.
The issue may be with how the Yankees have been constructed. While they’ve had one of the highest payrolls in baseball for years, the Yankees have won only one World Series since 2000.
General manager Brian Cashman has overseen four World Series winners (1998-2000, 2009), but he’s guided a front office in recent years that has made costly decisions, including acquiring declining veterans past their prime or failing to construct a deep enough starting rotation.
What’s resulted is a top-heavy team that has largely been carried by the performances of two superstars in Judge (when healthy) and ace pitcher Gerrit Cole.
