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{{short description|American baseball player & manager (born 1973)}}
{{About|the baseball manager and former player|the Arena football player|Aaron Boone (American football)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Aaron Boone
|image=	Aaron Boone June 18, 2018 (50121262646) cropped.jpg
|caption=Boone with the New York Yankees in 2018
|position=[[Third baseman]] / [[Manager (baseball)|Manager]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1973|3|9}}
|birth_place=[[La Mesa, California]], U.S.
|team= New York Yankees
|number=17
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = June 20
|debutyear = 1997
|debutteam = Cincinnati Reds
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = October 4
|finalyear = 2009
|finalteam = Houston Astros
|statleague = MLB
|statyear = 2025 season
|stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value = .263
|stat2label = [[Home run]]s
|stat2value = 126
|stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value = 555
|stat5label = Managerial record
|stat5value = 697–497
|stat6label = Winning %
|stat6value = {{Winning percentage|697|497}}
|teams = 
'''As player'''
*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|2003}})
*[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|2003}})
*[[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|2005}}–{{mlby|2006}})
*[[Florida Marlins]] ({{mlby|2007}})
*[[Washington Nationals]] ({{mlby|2008}})
*[[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|2009}})
'''As manager'''
*[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|2018}}–present)
|highlights =
*[[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2003]])
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[18U Baseball World Cup|World Junior Baseball Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze | {{baseball year|1991}} [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]] | [[United States national under-18 baseball team|Team]]}}
}}

'''Aaron John Boone''' (born March 9, 1973) is an American professional baseball [[manager (baseball)|manager]] and former [[infielder]] who is the manager of the [[New York Yankees]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009. As a player, Boone is most recognized for his 2003 campaign with the Yankees, during which he hit the winning [[walk-off home run]] of the [[2003 American League Championship Series]].

Following the conclusion of his playing career, Boone was an analyst for [[ESPN]]'s ''[[Sunday Night Baseball]]'' and ''[[Baseball Tonight (MLB)|Baseball Tonight]]'' from 2010 to 2017. He began serving as the Yankees' manager in 2018, leading the team to the playoffs in seven of his eight seasons and one [[World Series]] appearance in 2024.

==Early life==
Boone attended [[Villa Park High School]] in [[Villa Park, California]]. He [[batting average (baseball)|batted]] .423 with 22 [[stolen base]]s for the school's baseball team in his senior year, and was named the [[Century League]]'s co-player of the year. The [[California Angels]] selected Boone on the third day of the [[1991 Major League Baseball draft|1991 MLB draft]], but he had no intention to sign a professional contract.<ref name="q561">{{cite web | last=Foster | first=Chris | title=Boone's Son Aaron Is Latest to Be Drafted by the Angels: Baseball: Villa Park shortstop happy to be selected, but he intends to honor his commitment to play at USC. | website=Los Angeles Times | date=1991-06-06 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-06-sp-457-story.html | access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref>

==College career==
He attended the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) and played [[college baseball]] for the [[USC Trojans baseball|USC Trojans]]. In 1993, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] for the [[Orleans Cardinals]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]], where he was named a league all-star and helped lead Orleans to the league [[championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orleansfirebirds.pointstreaksites.com/view/orleansfirebirds/history/modern-era|title=Modern Era &#124; Orleans Firebirds|website=orleansfirebirds.pointstreaksites.com|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811194352/http://orleansfirebirds.pointstreaksites.com/view/orleansfirebirds/history/modern-era|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Cape League Notes | pages = 10 | newspaper = The Cape Codder | location = Orleans, MA | date = July 20, 1993 | url = https://snow-library.com/viewer/5722?medianame=1993_thecapecodder_vol48_issue58_orleans_000010 }}</ref>

==Professional career==

===Cincinnati Reds (1997–2003)===
The [[Cincinnati Reds]] selected Boone in the third round of the [[1994 Major League Baseball draft|1994 MLB draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1994&draft_round=3&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |title=3rd Round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> Boone made his MLB debut in June 1997,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/aaron-boone-takes-brothers-place-in-mlb-debut/c-131833324|title=When the Reds called Aaron Boone up for his MLB debut, they sent down his brother Bret|website=MLB.com|date=June 20, 2015 }}</ref> and was ejected from the game after being called out sliding into home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/sports/baseball/aaron-boone-yankees.html | title=Aaron Boone Has No Coaching Experience? Don't Tell That to His Flag Football Team | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=March 29, 2018 | access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|id=WJbqq_fSdys|title=Boone thrown out, ejected in debut}}</ref> On the last day of the 1998 season, the Reds started the only MLB [[infield]] composed of two sets of brothers: first baseman [[Stephen Larkin]], [[second baseman]] [[Bret Boone]], [[shortstop]] [[Barry Larkin]], and third baseman Aaron Boone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/barry-larkin-brother-stephen-reds-1998/ |title=Games That Matter &#124; By Barry Larkin |publisher=Theplayerstribune.com |date=October 1, 2015 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/2010/02/23/aaron-boone-put/ |title=Aaron Boone puts his USC degree, and his heart, to new work for ESPN &#124; Farther Off the Wall |publisher=Insidesocal.com |date=February 23, 2010 |access-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203139/http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/2010/02/23/aaron-boone-put/ |archive-date=December 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On September 22, 2002, Boone hit the last home run in [[Riverfront Stadium]] in the eighth inning of the Reds' 4–3 loss to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], a solo home run off reliever [[Dan Plesac]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds Box Score, September 22, 2002|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200209220.shtml|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> Boone hit a career-high 26 home runs in 2002, playing in all 162 games. The Reds named Boone their team's [[most valuable player]]. He appeared in the [[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2003 MLB All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/countdown/2015/05/12/100-reds-all-stars-countdown-aaron-boone/27120867/ |title=Day 63: Aaron Boone, 2003 Reds' All-Star |publisher=Cincinnati.com |date=May 12, 2015 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>

===New York Yankees (2003)===
The New York Yankees acquired Boone from the Reds for [[Brandon Claussen]], [[Charlie Manning]], and cash on July 31, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story?id=1587958|title=Yankees give up Claussen, cash for third baseman|date=July 31, 2003|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> In 54 games after the trade, he hit .254 with a .720 OPS, six home runs and 31 RBIs.<ref name=release/>

During Game 7 of the [[2003 American League Championship Series]] (ALCS), Boone hit a [[walk-off home run]] in the 11th inning, off [[Tim Wakefield]], which gave the [[2003 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] a 6–5 victory over the [[2003 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]], thus prolonging the [[Curse of the Bambino]]. The ''New York Daily News'' dubbed the play the "Curse of the Boonebino".<ref>{{cite news|title=It's the Curse of the Boonebino Shot in 11th Makes History of Sox|date=October 17, 2003|first=Anthony|last= McCarron|newspaper=New York Daily News|page=78}}</ref> This home run was rated the ninth-best home run of all time on ''[[Baseball Tonight (MLB)|Baseball Tonight]]''. Afterward, some Red Sox fans called Boone "Aaron Fucking Boone," much as they called [[Bucky Dent]] "Bucky Fucking Dent."<ref name="auto">{{cite book |first=Mike |last=Vaccaro |year=2005 |title=Emperors and Idiots: The Hundred Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the Curse |publisher=Doubleday |location=New York |isbn=0-385-51354-2 |author-link=Mike Vaccaro |url=https://archive.org/details/emperorsidiotsth00vacc}}</ref>

In January 2004, Boone tore the [[anterior cruciate ligament]] in his left knee during a pick-up basketball game. The game violated the standard MLB player contract, which forbids taking part in off-season basketball, skiing, and surfing. The Yankees immediately hinted that they would terminate his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1719255 |title=Hurt playing hoops, Boone might miss season |work=Espn.com |date=January 28, 2004 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2004/04/05/a-boone-to-baseball|title=A Boone to Baseball|first=Rick|last=Reilly|website=Sports Illustrated Vault &#124; SI.com}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
Soon after trading for [[Alex Rodriguez]] to play third base, the Yankees released Boone on February 27, 2004.<ref name=release>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1744985 |title=With release, Boone is a free agent |work=Espn.com |date=February 26, 2004 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>

===Cleveland Indians (2005–2006)===
Boone signed a two-year contract with the [[Cleveland Indians]] in June 2004. He earned $600,000 for 2004, $3&nbsp;million for the 2005 season, and a club option for the 2006 season worth $4.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-daily-record.com/article/20040627/SPORTS/306279979 |title=Indians, Boone agree on two-year contract – Sports – The Daily Record – Wooster, OH |publisher=The Daily Record |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> After missing the entire 2004 season, Boone played 154 games in 2005. He batted .243 with 16 home runs and 60 RBIs.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kevin Yanik |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20051214&content_id=1281814&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |title=Batting Around with Aaron Boone |publisher=Cleveland.indians.mlb.com |date=January 2, 2017 |access-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202152933/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20051214&content_id=1281814&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |archive-date=December 2, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The Indians exercised an option on Boone's contract for the 2006 season.<ref>{{cite web |author=MLB.com |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/cle/y2005/m08/d03/c1156034.jsp |title=Indians and Boone re-structure 2006 contract; Option for next year exercised |publisher=Cleveland.indians.mlb.com |date=June 26, 2004 |access-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202153002/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/cle/y2005/m08/d03/c1156034.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his second season with Cleveland, he batted .251 with seven home runs.<ref name=marlins>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2714191 |title=Marlins sign veteran third baseman Aaron Boone |work=Espn.com |date=December 29, 2006 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>

===Florida Marlins (2007)===
[[Image:AaronBoone.JPG|thumb|Boone with the Marlins in 2007]]
On December 29, 2006, Boone signed a one-year contract with the [[Florida Marlins]] worth $925,000.<ref name=marlins/><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061229&content_id=1768338&vkey=pr_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla?iframe=true&width=100%&height=100% |title=Marlins sign infielder Aaron Boone |access-date=September 7, 2008 |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=December 29, 2006  }}</ref> He batted .286 in 69 games for the Marlins in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Berardino |first=Mike |date=October 27, 2007 |title=Marlins park top priority - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/other/sfl-flspmlbnote25nboct25,0,2742568.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027104341/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/other/sfl-flspmlbnote25nboct25,0,2742568.story |archive-date=October 27, 2007 |website=Sun-Sentinel.com}}</ref>

===Washington Nationals (2008)===
On December 6, 2007, Boone signed a one-year, $1,000,000 contract with the Washington Nationals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3144218&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines |website=[[ESPN.com]] |title=Nats add Boone, avoid arbitration with Pena, Langerhans |access-date=September 7, 2008 |date=December 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023005606/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3144218&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In 104 games, Boone hit .241 with 6 home runs and 28 RBIs in 2008.

===Houston Astros (2009)===
On December 18, 2008, Boone signed a one-year $750,000, plus incentives, deal with the Houston Astros.<ref>{{cite press release|website=MLB.com |date=December 18, 2008 |access-date=December 18, 2008 |url=http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081218&content_id=3721952&vkey=pr_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou |title=Astros sign Boone to one-year deal |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225064425/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081218&content_id=3721952&vkey=pr_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou  }}</ref> He played in only 10 games in 2009, reaching base only once—on a [[hit by pitch]]—in 14 plate appearances.

In March 2009, Boone underwent [[open-heart surgery]] to replace a [[bicuspid aortic valve]], a condition that he has been aware of since childhood, but which routine tests indicated had recently worsened. Boone stated that doctors told him he could play baseball when he recovered, but he was not sure if he would choose to do so.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/03/18/boone.heart.ap/index.html |title=Boone to Have Heart Surgery |date=March 18, 2009 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629123141/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/03/18/boone.heart.ap/index.html |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|access-date=March 19, 2009|url=http://www.cleveland.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/sports/123745158020540.xml&coll=2|title=Aaron Boone headed for open-heart surgery|date=March 19, 2009|newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122442/http://www.cleveland.com/printer/printer.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports%2F123745158020540.xml&coll=2|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=ESPN |access-date=March 29, 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4018974 |title=Boone Undergoes Surgery |date=March 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330200509/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4018974 |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Boone returned to baseball on August 10, when he began his rehabilitation with the [[Corpus Christi Hooks]], the Astros' Double-A minor league affiliate. He played five innings and was hitless in two plate appearances. Boone stated after the game that his goal was to return to the major leagues by September 1, the date that major league rosters expand.<ref>{{cite news|title=Astros' Boone returns to diamond |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090810&content_id=6359462&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |first=John |last=Torenli |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=August 10, 2009 |access-date=August 11, 2009 |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103070448/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090810&content_id=6359462&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb  }}</ref> Boone was activated on September 1, and added to the Astros' expanded roster.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 1, 2009 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=txastrosboone |title=Astros activate Boone 5 months after heart surgery |department=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530211018/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=txastrosboone |archive-date=May 30, 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> On September 2, Boone made his season debut, playing at first base and going 0 for 3.<ref>{{cite news|website=ESPN.com |date=September 2, 2009 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290902116 |title=Lee's two-run homer powers Lilly, Cubs past Astros |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103043136/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290902116 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2012  }}</ref> On September 16, Boone stated that he was leaning towards retirement, and on October 4, he played his last game.

==Broadcasting career==
Boone served as a guest analyst for the [[MLB Network]] coverage of the [[2009 American League Championship Series|2009 ALCS]] between the [[2009 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] and [[2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]].

On February 23, 2010, Boone announced his retirement and that he would become an analyst for [[ESPN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4938385 |title=Aaron Boone joins ESPN as analyst |website=ESPN.com |date=February 23, 2010 |access-date=February 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104091456/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4938385 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Boone appeared on ''[[Monday Night Baseball]]'' and for ''[[Baseball Tonight (MLB)|Baseball Tonight]]''{{'}}s pregame show on Sunday night.<ref name=sunday/> Boone called the [[2014 World Series|2014]] and [[2015 World Series]] for [[ESPN Radio]] with [[play-by-play announcer]] [[Dan Shulman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://973espn.com/listen-to-the-world-series-on-97-3-espn/ |title=Listen to the World Series on 97.3 ESPN |date=October 2014 |publisher=973espn.com |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> [[Jessica Mendoza]] and he became color commentators on ''[[Sunday Night Baseball]]'' with Shulman in 2016.<ref name=sunday>{{cite web|last=Cafardo |first=Ben |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/01/espn-names-new-sunday-night-baseball-analysts-jessica-mendoza-aaron-boone/ |title=ESPN Names New Sunday Night Baseball Analysts: Jessica Mendoza & Aaron Boone |publisher=ESPN MediaZone |date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> Boone and Shulman continued to call World Series games for ESPN Radio through 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Skarka |first=Michael |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/10/espn-radio-broadcast-every-pitch-2017-mlb-postseason/ |title=ESPN Radio to Broadcast Every Pitch of the 2017 MLB Postseason |publisher=ESPN MediaZone |date=October 5, 2017 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
[[File:Aaron Boone June 18, 2018 (50121488142).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Boone in June 2018]]

===2018 season===
After the [[2017 New York Yankees season|2017 season]], the Yankees decided not to retain [[Joe Girardi]] as their [[manager (baseball)|manager]]; they hired Boone to succeed him on December 4, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2017 |title=Yankees Officially Announce Hiring Of Aaron Boone As Manager |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/yankees-hire-aaron-boone-official/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aaron Boone tabbed to be new manager for Yankees|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-boone-is-yankees-new-manager-c262690760|publisher=MLB|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203225754/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/262690760/aaron-boone-is-yankees-new-manager/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Teixeira says Aaron Boone the right guy to manage Yankees young stars|date=December 2, 2017 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/teixeira-aaron-boone-guy-manage-yankees-young-stars-article-1.3672947|publisher=NY Daily News|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> The Yankees started the [[2018 New York Yankees season|2018 season]] with a 6–1 win against the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] on March 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Longley |first1=Rob |title=Stanton, Yankees crush Blue Jays in opening-day drubbing |work=torontosun |url=https://torontosun.com/sports/baseball/toronto-blue-jays/stanton-yankees-crush-blue-jays-in-opening-day-drubbing |publisher=Toronto Sun |access-date=October 4, 2018 |date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> On September 2, 2018, Boone was suspended for one game for making illegal contact with an umpire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Boone suspended one game for bumping umpire |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-manager-aaron-boone-suspended-one-game/c-293016298 |publisher=MLB |access-date=September 2, 2018}}</ref> He finished his first season with a 100–62 record,<ref name="managerial record">{{cite web |title=Aaron Boone |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/booneaa01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> good for second in the American League East,<ref name="managerial record"/> and led the Yankees to the wild card game against the [[Oakland Athletics]], despite losing star outfielder and team leader [[Aaron Judge]] for two months with a wrist injury. On October 3, 2018, the Yankees defeated the Athletics 7–2 to advance to the [[American League Division Series]],<ref>{{cite news |title=New York Yankees rout A's to set up ALDS showdown with Boston Red Sox |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/03/yankees-athletics-al-wild-card-game-red-sox |access-date=October 4, 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> giving Boone his first postseason win as a manager. The Boston Red Sox eliminated the New York Yankees three–games–to–one in the [[2018 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]] ''en route'' to a [[2018 World Series|World Series]] victory.

===2019 season===

The Yankees started the [[2019 New York Yankees season|2019 season]] with a 7–2 win against the [[Baltimore Orioles]] on March 28, 2019. On September 19, after winning against the [[Los Angeles Angels]] 9–1, the Yankees clinched the American League East, becoming AL East Division Champions for the first time since 2012 and also earning their 100th win. Boone became the first manager in MLB history to have 100 or more wins in each of his first two seasons. The Yankees went on to lose to the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series.

Following the 2019 season, Boone was named a finalist for American League [[Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award|Manager of the Year award]]. He finished runner-up to [[Minnesota Twins]] manager, [[Rocco Baldelli]].

=== 2020 season ===
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the Yankees and the other 29 Major League Baseball teams only played a 60-game regular season. The Yankees started off the shortened season with a hot 16–6 start, but then lost 15 of their next 20 games, evening their record at 21–21. The Yankees then won 10 straight to finish the season second in their division with a 33–27 record, seven games behind the division-champion [[Tampa Bay Rays]], who they lost eight of 10 games to in the regular season, in the AL East, but good enough for the fifth seed in the American League due to MLB's postseason expansion for the season. The Yankees swept the [[Cleveland Indians]] in a best-of-three wild card series to advance to the ALDS against the [[Tampa Bay Rays]], but their struggles against the Rays continued, as they were eliminated in five games.

=== 2021 season ===
During the 2021 season, the Yankees had what was called one of the "streakiest [teams] in recent memory.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brody |first1=Peter |title=The five worst moments of the 2021 Yankees' season |url=https://www.pinstripealley.com/2021/10/19/22732857/yankees-worst-moments-2021-wild-card-luke-voit-rays-tigers-sweep-covid-19-outbreak-judge-orioles |website=Pinstripealley.com |date=October 19, 2021 |publisher=Vox Media, LLC. |access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> Through July 4, the team struggled to a 41–41 record with half of the season left to play, then went on a 51–29 run to end the season at 92–70. Between August 14 and 28, the Yankees won 13 consecutive games, tied for fifth-longest in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=R. J. |title=Yankees winning streak ends: New York loses to Athletics, snapping franchise's fifth longest winning streak |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-winning-streak-ends-new-york-loses-to-athletics-snapping-franchises-fifth-longest-winning-streak/ |website=cbssports.com |date=August 28, 2021 |access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> Following the winning streak, the team stumbled, going 3–12 between August 28 and September 12,<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 New York Yankees Schedule |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2021-schedule-scores.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports-Reference, LLC. |access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> and finished tied for second in the American League East behind the Tampa Bay Rays, but lost the [[2021 AL Wild Card Game|wild card game]] to the Boston Red Sox 6–2.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Janes |first1=Chelsea |last2=Dougherty |first2=Jesse |title=Red Sox, better when it mattered most, top Yankees in AL wild-card showdown |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/05/yankees-red-sox-al-wild-card/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>

Following the season, Boone signed a three-year contract with the Yankees with a club option for 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Boone to return as manager of New York Yankees |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32429305/aaron-boone-return-manager-new-york-yankees-sources-say |website=Espn.com |date=October 19, 2021 |publisher=ESPN, Inc. |access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>

=== 2022 season ===
In 2022, Boone was ejected from nine games. He was ejected four times more often than any other MLB manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2022-managers.shtml|title=2022 Major League Baseball Managers|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> The Yankees were 64–28 in the first half of the season by the All-Star Game and potentially headed to 100 wins. They proceeded to win 35 of their next 70 games to finish with a 99–63 record and an AL East title. They earned home-field advantage in Games 1, 2, and 5 of the ALDS. They beat the [[Cleveland Guardians]] in five games, but got swept by the Houston Astros in the ALCS, marking Boone's fifth-straight playoff exit.

===2023 season===
MLB suspended Boone for one game on May 26, 2023, for his conduct towards umpires after his fourth ejection of the season, and second in four days, the prior day.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=37736331| title=Yankees' Aaron Boone suspended 1 game after run of ejections | date=May 26, 2023|first=Joon|last=Lee|work=ESPN}}</ref> As of June 9, Boone has the third-highest ejection rate in MLB history among managers, behind only [[Paul Richards (baseball)|Paul Richards]] and [[Frankie Frisch]], and ahead of [[Earl Weaver]], [[Bobby Cox]], and [[Ron Gardenhire]], managers who were all known for their proclivity for getting ejected.<ref name="espn-2023-06-09">{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Joon |title=The Aaron Boone Show? Manager's rows with umps an 'art form' |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37819468/aaron-boone-new-york-yankees-manager-ejections-umpires |access-date=June 11, 2023 |work=ESPN |date=June 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> 

On September 24, 2023, the Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time under Boone's management.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38483558/new-york-yankees-miss-playoffs-first-2016 | title=Yankees miss playoffs for first time since 2016 | date=September 24, 2023 }}</ref> The team finished the season 82–80.

===2024 season===
The Yankees finished the season first in the American League East at 94–68, beat the [[Kansas City Royals]] in four games in the [[2024 American League Division Series|ALDS]] and [[Cleveland Guardians]] in five games in the [[2024 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] for their first AL Pennant and World Series appearance since 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 New York Yankees Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2024.shtml |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> where they subsequently lost to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in five games. On November 8, 2024, the Yankees exercised the 2025 option clause for Boone.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|title=Yankees exercise 2025 club option for Boone|url=https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/aaron-boone-2025-yankees-club-option|website=MLB.com|date=November 8, 2024|access-date=November 8, 2024}}</ref>

===2025 season===
Before the 2025 regular season began, Boone and the Yankees agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2027.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Jorge |title=Yankees, Aaron Boone agree to two-year contract extension |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43936555/yankees-aaron-boone-agree-two-year-contract-extension |access-date=February 21, 2025 |work=ESPN.com |date=February 20, 2025}}</ref> 

The Yankees finished second in the AL East with a 94–68 record, narrowly behind the Toronto Blue Jays, who held the tiebreaker. They advanced past the Boston Red Sox by winning the [[2025 American League Wild Card Series|Wild Card Series]] 2–1. They would go on to lose the [[2025 American League Division Series|Division Series]] to the Toronto Blue Jays 3–1.

===Managerial record===
{{updated|October 7, 2025}} <!-- Update the date when updating the managerial record. -->
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="5"|Postseason
|-
!Games!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-! style="background:#fdd;" 
![[2018 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[2018 Major League Baseball season|2018]]
||162||100||62||{{Winning percentage|100|62}}|| 2nd in AL East || 2 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|2|3}} || Lost [[2018 American League Division Series|ALDS]] ([[2018 Boston Red Sox season|BOS]])
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2019 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[2019 Major League Baseball season|2019]]
||162||103||59||{{Winning percentage|103|59}}|| '''1st in AL East''' || 5 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|5|4}} ||  Lost [[2019 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] ([[2019 Houston Astros season|HOU]])
|-
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2020 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[2020 Major League Baseball season|2020]]
||60||33||27||{{Winning percentage|33|27}}|| 2nd in AL East || 4 || 3 || {{Winning percentage|4|3}} || Lost [[2020 American League Division Series|ALDS]] ([[2020 Tampa Bay Rays season|TB]])
|-
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2021 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[2021 Major League Baseball season|2021]]
||162||92||70||{{Winning percentage|92|70}}|| 3rd in AL East || 0 || 1 || {{Winning percentage|0|1}} || Lost [[2021 American League Wild Card Game|ALWC]] ([[2021 Boston Red Sox season|BOS]])
|-
|--! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2022 New York Yankees|NYY]]||[[2022 MLB season|2022]]
||162||99||63||{{Winning percentage|99|63}}|| '''1st in AL East''' || 3 || 6 || {{Winning percentage|3|6}} ||  Lost [[2022 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] ([[2022 Houston Astros season|HOU]])
|-
![[2023 New York Yankees|NYY]]||[[2023 MLB season|2023]]
||162||82||80||{{Winning percentage|82|80}}|| 4th in AL East  || – || – || – || –
|-
|- style="background:#fdd;" !
![[2024 New York Yankees|NYY]]||[[2024 MLB season|2024]]
||162||94||68||{{Winning percentage|94|68}} ||'''1st in AL East'''|| 8 || 6 || .571 || Lost [[2024 World Series|World Series]] ([[2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season|LAD]])
|-
|- style="background:#fdd;" !
![[2025 New York Yankees season|NYY]]||[[2025 MLB season|2025]]
||162||94||68||{{Winning percentage|94|68}}|| 2nd in AL East || 3 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|3|4}} || Lost [[2025 American League Division Series|ALDS]] ([[2025 Toronto Blue Jays season|TOR]]）
|-
! colspan="2"|Total||1,194||697||497||{{Winning percentage|697|497}}|| || 25 || 27 || {{Winning percentage|25|27}} ||
|}

==Personal life==
Boone is the son of former catcher and manager [[Bob Boone]], the brother of All Star and four-time Gold Glove winner and current [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] hitting coach [[Bret Boone]], the brother of former Cincinnati Reds minor leaguer Matt Boone, and the grandson of former major leaguer [[Ray Boone]]. As children, Aaron and Bret spent time in the [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]] clubhouse with fellow sons of other major league players, including [[Pete Rose Jr.]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Grimsley |first=Will |date=March 8, 1979 |title=Phillies 'Kiddie Korps' Enjoys Spring Romps |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-phillies-kiddie-korps/165048918/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review|Spokane Daily Chronicle]] |pages=31 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>  Boone is a descendant of pioneer [[Daniel Boone]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Boone: Him and brother Brett are the sixth generation grandsons on the historical pioneer. Everything to know about the new Yankees manager |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/new-yankees-manager-aaron-boone-article-1.3671612 |website=nydailynews.com |date=December 2, 2017 |publisher=New York Daily News |access-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref> Boone is a fan of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] football team.<ref name="v278">{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Randy | title=Yankees' Aaron Boone, lifelong Eagles diehard, handicaps Giants showdown, makes bold prediction | website=NJ.com| date=2023-01-20 | url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/01/yankees-aaron-boone-lifelong-eagles-diehard-handicaps-giants-showdown-makes-bold-prediction.html | access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref>

Boone's wife, [[Laura Cover]], was a ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate]] (Miss October 1998). Boone lived in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]] until becoming Yankees manager, when he moved to [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref name=pbnov08>{{cite magazine|magazine=Playboy|publisher=[[Playboy]]|title=Playmate News|volume=55|date=November 2008|pages=143–144}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=mcintyre/playmates |title=Players and their favorite Playmates |author=Jason McIntyre |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104091501/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=mcintyre%2Fplaymates |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Klapisch |first1=Bob |title=Meet the Zen Aaron Boone you didn't know |url=https://nypost.com/2018/07/27/boone-brings-zen-like-approach-to-yankees-and-nyc-traffic/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |work=[[New York Post]] |date=July 27, 2018}}</ref> Boone and Cover have four children—two biological children and two adopted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://heavy.com/sports/2017/12/aaron-boone-wife-laura-cover-family-playboy/ |title=Laura Cover, Aaron Boone's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |website=[[Heavy.com]] |first=Chris |last=Bucher |date=December 2, 2017 |access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref>

Boone had open-heart surgery in 2009 and had surgery to implant a pacemaker in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Dayn |title=Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes medical leave of absence to undergo heart procedure |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-manager-aaron-boone-takes-medical-leave-of-absence-to-undergo-heart-procedure/ |website=CBS Sports |language=en |date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> Boone was quoted as feeling "awesome" after being on the bench for two weeks following the procedure.

==See also==
*[[Third-generation Major League Baseball families]]

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