Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s future is in doubt after losing three games to Chicago White Sox as owner Hal Steinbrenner is ‘deeply frustrated’ by recent results

The future of Yankees manager Aaron Boone in New York has now been thrown into question after the team’s three-game series loss to the Chicago White Sox this week, with club owner Hal Steinbrenner reportedly “deeply frustrated” by the recent results.

The Yankees are currently last in the AL East with a 59-56 record despite going over .500 this season, and five-and-a-half games away from a Wild Card spot.

And while injuries have taken a toll throughout the first half of this season, changes may come from now until October when the playoffs begin in a bid to save face, although the idea that the Yankees general manager, Brian Cashman, leaving seems less likely than getting rid of 50-year-old Boone.

“Boone’s fate is less certain, in part because he only has one year left on his contract,” says Bob Klapisch of NJ. com. That, and the Yankees’ lackluster play throughout the 2023 season, have “deeply frustrated” Steinbrenner.

When asked in May what it would take for New York to undergo a management change, Steinbrenner said, “I think one of the most important things to me is (Boone) has the respect of the players.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is considering a management change as the postseason approaches

“They want to play for him and they want to win for him. And when I see that disappear, I change.’

A month later, however, the son of the great George Steinbrenner, who owned the Yankees from 1973 to 2010, seemed to change his stance on Boone when he issued a warning to the team’s coaching staff.

“If we don’t make the playoffs and we’re healthy in the second half of the year and we start to get guys back and we get the team we intended to have on the pitch then I’m going to ask some hard questions set. to ask.’

Boone was hired by the Yankees as their manager prior to the 2018 season. This year he led the league in manager firings (six) alongside Reds manager David Bell as he continues to feel the pressure of a disappointing season.

He was thrown in New York’s first game against Chicago earlier this week, and admitted his comedic impersonation of referee Laz Diaz was embarrassing.

The job of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is not on the line, at least not yet

However, to Boone’s credit, he is the first manager in MLB history to win 100 or more games in each of his first two seasons, according to Sports illustrated.

What’s more, the Yankees have reached the postseason every year under the former third baseman, but have yet to make a World Series appearance.

Boone is believed to have a club option for the 2025 season if he sees the current campaign.

The Yankees are currently on track to experience their worst season in 31 years (since 1991-92) with a $280 million payroll that includes slugger Aaron Judge, as well as pitchers Carlos Rodon and Gerrit Cole.

New York is expected to finish the season with a total of 83 wins.