Boone: ‘I’ll be fine’ regardless of job status
With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, Aaron Boone’s focus remains on the fate of his team.
His own future is undetermined, and the manager said Tuesday he’s not letting the uncertainty affect him.
“I’m not worried about it,’’ Boone told The Post when asked about his job status. “I’ll be fine no matter what happens.”
Boone understands the reality of the situation and made it clear he relishes the job.
“I love doing it,’’ Boone said before the Yankees faced the Rangers. “But I’ll be fine no matter what.”
It remains to be seen how much longer he’ll remain in the role.
When he was hired, Boone signed a three-year deal with an option for a fourth year. The Yankees picked up the option before this sea- son and general manager Brian Cashman said in December he hoped to have “10 more [years] with Boone.”
In June, Cashman’s support was more tepid, when he made it clear he had no intention of firing Boone or anyone else on the coaching staff during the season — but offering no guarantees beyond that.
A second-half turnaround has almost certainly helped Boone’s cause, especially the 13-game winning streak last month that seemingly had the Yankees poised for the playoffs.
But they have faltered down the stretch, and if there are no playoffs in The Bronx this season, it will undoubtedly leave plenty of people on thin ice and perhaps a reckoning within the organization that hasn’t reached the World Series since 2009.
How the Yankees play down the stretch — and potentially into the postseason — could be a factor in whether Boone gets a new contract.
As the organization proved in 2017, when it feels it’s time to make a change, there’s no hesitation.
After a surprising run to the ALCS that season, manager Joe Girardi was still let go. The belief was the team needed a new message from a new messenger.