The New York Yankees once again fell short of their goal of winning a World Series, but there won’t be a major regime change this offseason.
It was reported this week by Bryan Hoch that Yankees manager Aaron Boone will return for the 2027 season. In nine season as the manager of the Bronx Bombers, he has a World Series appearance and three AL East division titles. This past season, the Yankees won 93 games before losing to the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS.
In addition to bringing back Boone, the Yankees have decided to give general manager Brian Cashman a new contract. His five-year, $25 million deal was going to expire later this month, but he’s now under contract for the 2027 season.
“We’ve agreed on a new contract that we just have to bang out some minor stuff on the back end of it, but we’re locked and loaded,” Cashman said, via The Athletic.
After Cashman’s new deal was announced, Yankees fans expressed their displeasure online.
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“This is outrageous. They’re going to lose me as a fan. Hal is a dreadful excuse of an owner,” one fan said in response to this news.
“Is there gonna be line somewhere in this one that states he actually has to improve the team this time around,” a second fan replied.
“Cashman is going for the record for the longest GM World series drought in baseball history. I for one…… will be happy for him if he gets that record,” another fan commented.
“Wonderful more years of playoffs and no championships coming our way,” a Yankees fan sarcastically wrote.
The World Series drought in New York is hard to ignore.
The Yankees have been a perennial playoff contender under Cashman’s leadership, but they haven’t won a World Series since the 2009 season.
With Aaron Judge set to turn 35 in April, the Yankees are running out of time to maximize his championship window. While they certainly have the starting pitching necessary to win a title, they need to add a few more reliable hitters to their lineup.
“As a whole, they were very inconsistent and for long periods of time,” Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said, via the New York Post. “This has been twice now where the offense hasn’t lived up to their end of the bargain and got the job done. The offense was a big disappointment for me and it has to be better.”
Time will tell if Cashman makes the right personnel moves this offseason.
