SNY | Andy Martino: The body of the 2024 season is still warm, but we’ve already received word that the Yankees are expected to bring manager Aaron Boone back in 2025. The team holds on option for 2025 that they are expected to exercise, rumors suggesting that keeping his job for an eighth season was contingent upon winning at least one postseason series.
The front office stands behind the manager’s decision to use Nestor Cortes out of the bullpen in the 10th inning of Game 1, a move that backfired with a Freddie Freeman grand slam that seemed to leave the team shellshocked for the following two games. (The team’s questionable mental lapses all year also returned with a vengeance in Game 5.) There’s speculation that the Yankees could look to extend Boone beyond next season since they don’t typically go for lame ducks, but for now 2025 is all that has been discussed.
Yahoo! Sports | Jack Baer: The wait goes on for the Yankees’ 28th title, the Dodgers overturning a five-run deficit in Game 5 to win the World Series. A pair of errors by Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe (plus a faux pas at first base) allowed five Dodgers to score in the fifth inning despite Gerrit Cole carrying a no-hitter into the frame. When the season is on the line, these are simply the types of mistakes that you cannot make…