Aaron Boone | |||||||||||||||
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New York Yankees – No. 17 | |||||||||||||||
Third baseman / Manager | |||||||||||||||
Born: La Mesa, California, U.S. | March 9, 1973|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
June 20, 1997, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
October 4, 2009, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .263 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 126 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 555 | ||||||||||||||
Managerial record | 603–429 | ||||||||||||||
Winning % | .584 | ||||||||||||||
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Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is an American baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009. As a player, Boone is most recognized for his 2003 campaign with the Yankees, during which he hit the winning walk-off home run of the 2003 American League Championship Series.
Following the conclusion of his playing career, Boone was an analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball and Baseball Tonight from 2010 to 2017. He began serving as the Yankees' manager in 2018, leading the team to two 100-win records during his first two seasons and playoff appearances in the first five. In 2024, Boone led the team to their first World Series appearance since 2009 and lost.