Aaron Boone Could Be On Hot Seat Following Yankees Sweep In ALDS

The New York Yankees have exited the postseason in the ALDS for the second straight season. The team has now gone 17 straight seasons without winning the World Series.

The Yankees were swept in the divisional series by their AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays. They have now tied their franchise record for longest title drought.

The team struggled for most of the series before a heartbreaking Game 3 loss after a tying two-run home run was overmatched in the sixth inning. Without star Aaron Judge, New York couldn’t force a Game 4.

“Just hating every single moment of it,” Judge said. “Thinking about the whole year, thinking about missed opportunities in the season, in that series. Things that can be improved on, things I can improve on. Just hating every single moment of it so I don’t forget.” 

“There’s a standard to win a championship,” Judge said. “It’s black and white. There’s no gray area. It’s every day you show up to work. Every little thing you do is, ‘Are you working towards a championship or are you not?’

“So I think that’s the biggest thing: everybody in the room understanding you got to bring it every single day. Especially here in New York, you got to bring it every single day. There’s no days off and, yeah, it just comes down to the little things. Preparing every single day like you’re preparing for a championship game.”

Manager Aaron Boone can find himself on the hot seat after nine seasons. Under Boone, the team has struggled to beat higher-seeded teams in the postseason. The Yankees are 7-0 in postseason series against teams with worse regular-season records and 1-8 against teams with better regular-season records.

“Those conversations and things are for another day,” Boone said after the team’s elimination when asked about his job status.

While Boone may be in the hot seat, the Yankees haven’t fired a manager mid-contract since 1991. Boone has a year remaining on his contract.