Yankees sign manager Aaron Boone to two-year contract extension

The New York Yankees have rewarded manager Aaron Boone with a two-year contract extension.

The Yankees announced the deal Thursday that will run through the 2027 season.

Boone is entering his eighth season on the bench with the Yankees.

The team finished first in the American League last season with a 94-58 record and reached the World Series, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.

Boone, 51, has managed 1,032 games with the Yankees and holds a career 603-429 record.

The former infielder played 12 years in the majors including one season with the Yankees in 2003. He hit a walk-off home run that year in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox to lift New York into the World Series.

Boone was named manager of the Yankees after the team fired Joe Girardi in December 2017. New York reached the post-season during the first five seasons with Boone on the bench.

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