New York Yankees pitcher JT Brubaker left his spring training appearance Friday after being struck in the lower back by a comebacker. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Brubaker was being treated because he “tweaked his side” when trying to get out of the way of the ball that hit him.
New York Yankees pitching prospect Chase Hampton had Tommy John surgery Friday to repair his right elbow. Manager Aaron Boone announced the development after Friday's exhibition season opener. Selected in the sixth round of the 2022 amateur draft from Texas Tech,
Major League Baseball is better when both the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are in the playoff hunt. While the rivalry may never quite reach the heights of the early 2000s again, we've seen more recent seasons with real vitriol between the Yankees and Red Sox.
Does Aaron Boone deserve to be one of Major League Baseball's highest-paid managers? Well, it doesn't really matter, because the Yankees skipper now is among the most well-compensated managers in the league,
Aaron Boone may not always get the respect of a top MLB manager from fans or analysts, but now the New York Yankees skipper is getting paid like one. Boone's contract extension, which effectively gives him a new three-year deal, catapults him into the top three highest-paid managers in baseball.
The Yankees announced this morning that they’ve signed manager Aaron Boone to a two-year contract extension covering the 2026-27 seasons. His previous contract was set to expire after 2025, so this takes him out of “lame duck” status.
Boone, who led the Yankees to an American League pennant in 2024, is entering his eighth season at the helm in the Bronx.