Will Yankees fire Aaron Boone with playoff loss to Red Sox?

The seat has gotten hotter and hotter for Aaron Boone and the Yankees skipper could be out of a job if New York loses to Boston on Tuesday night. 

It goes without saying, but countless eyes will be on manager Aaron Boone come Tuesday night. With the New York Yankees disappointing in a big way this season, things will only be made worse if the Bronx Bombers suffer a loss to the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game.

Boone is such a hated man right now, there are even ‘die-hard’ Yankees fans who actually want them to lose so Boone won’t return in 2022. That tells you everything you need to know about the amount of support he currently has. From this chair, if New York does lose, it will be time for general Brian Cashman to send Boone packing.

The Yankees can’t bring back Aaron Boone if the team loses to Boston

Plain and simple, things just haven’t been great for the Yankees with Boone in charge. With his contract expiring at the end of the year too, it would be a major choke job if Cashman ends up giving Boone a new contract, especially after an early exit like this.

When you look at New York’s roster, it’s just loaded with an incredible amount of talent. When you have sluggers like Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo, Joey Gallo and more, plus guys like Gerrit Cole taking the bump for you, there’s simply no excuse to not push for pennants.

New York has been so up-and-down this year it’s been unreal to see. The team ended up getting back in the playoff hunt thanks to their 13-game winning streak, but inconsistent play at the dish and on the bump came back to haunt them the rest of the way.

It got to the point where New York had to wait until the final weekend of the year to even get a Wild Card spot. Entering the season, this team had hoped to compete for a World Series. They’ve looked nothing like a championship-caliber club throughout the campaign.

That’s on Boone.

If New York is serious about catching up to the Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox next season, then some changes will need to be made. It will start with making sure Boone is nowhere near the clubhouse once Opening Day arrives next spring.