The New York Yankees' pursuit of a World Series title in 2025 is in jeopardy.
After winning 94 games in the 2025 regular season, New York is a loss away from being eliminated by the Boston Red Sox in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Disappointing as postseason exits are, one at the hands of a vaunted rival would be doubly disappointing, and fingers are being pointed at manager Aaron Boone.
The 2025 season is Boone's eighth as New York's manager, and the questions around his job security have only gotten louder during the back half of his tenure. Boone didn't exactly help his case in Game 1 of the postseason, as many questioned his choice to pull starter Max Fried after 6.1 innings. The decision quickly backfired with the Red Sox taking the lead for good just minutes later.
And while the Yankees' shortcomings in 2025 could be partly attributed to injuries or other external factors, the fan base's patience may be nearing its breaking point. Might the same be said about the front office?
Here is what to know about Boone's job security with the season on the line.
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Will Yankees fire Aaron Boone?
Boone entered the postseason with a relatively secure job, according to The Athletic's MLB insider Ken Rosenthal.
Within his report, Rosenthal placed Boone under the "Would take something calamitous" section of a story outlining MLB teams that could make a managerial change. And while an early elimination by a rival could be considered calamitous, Rosenthal also cited the positive working relationship with Boone and Yankees GM Brian Cashman.
Despite some postseason shortcomings, the Yankees have the third-best regular-season winning percentage since Boone took over as manager in 2018, behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros.
That fact could be viewed as a negative, however, considering New York does not have a title to show for it, while Houston and L.A do.
Possibly helping Boone's case is the idea that health could provide more continuity in 2026. In addition to ace Gerrit Cole missing the entire 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Giancarlo Stanton missed the first 70 games of the season, and Aaron Judge was hampered by nagging ailments.
With multiple factors at play, Cashman may soon have to decide whether a wild-card loss to Boston is enough to move in a new direction.
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Aaron Boone contract
In February, Boone signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the Yankees through 2027.
Since taking over in 2018, Boone has posted a regular-season record of 697-497 (.584), and New York has qualified for the postseason in all but one year. In the postseason, however, success has not been as prevalent.
Entering 2025, Boone's records by round are as follows: 0-1 in the AL wild card, 4-2 in the ALDS, 1-3 in the ALCS, and 0-1 in the World Series.