Yankees exercise 2025 club option for Boone

NEW YORK -- Aaron Boone will return for an eighth season as the Yankees manager, as the club announced on Friday that they've exercised the skipper’s 2025 option.

Boone, 51, is coming off a season in which he guided the Bombers to an American League-best 94 victories and the organization’s 41st World Series appearance.

Over his previous seven campaigns, Boone has recorded a 603-429 (.584) record while reaching the postseason in all but one year.

“I am grateful for the trust placed in me to lead this team. It’s a responsibility -- and an opportunity -- that I will never take lightly,” Boone said in a statement. “It’s a great privilege to show up for work every day and be surrounded by so many determined and talented players, coaches and staff members.

“Starting with [the] Steinbrenner family, there is a collective commitment to excellence within this organization that is embedded in all that we do. I’m already looking forward to reporting for Spring Training in Tampa and working tirelessly to return the Yankees to the postseason to compete for a world championship.”

Boone is just the second manager in Major League history to reach the postseason in six of his first seven seasons as manager (min. two games managed per season), joining Dave Roberts (first nine seasons with the Dodgers).

He is the third Yankees manager to make the playoffs in six of his first seven seasons with the club, joining Casey Stengel (also six of first seven) and Joe Torre (each of first 12).

"Aaron is a steadying presence in our clubhouse and possesses a profound ability to connect with and foster relationships with his players,” said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. "Consistently exhibiting these skills in such a demanding and pressurized market is what makes him one of the game’s finest managers.

“Our work is clearly not done, but as we pursue the ultimate prize in 2025, I am excited to have Aaron back to lead our team."

Boone’s 603 career managerial wins rank seventh on the Yankees’ all-time list, trailing Joe McCarthy (1,460-867-21), Joe Torre (1,173-767-2), Casey Stengel (1,149-696-6), Miller Huggins (1,067-719-10), Ralph Houk (944-806-7) and Joe Girardi (910-710).

His 22 career postseason wins are the fifth most by a Yankees manager in franchise history, trailing only Joe Torre (76), Casey Stengel (37), Joe McCarthy (29) and Joe Girardi (28).