The American League Manager of the Year was announced on Tuesday, and to the shock of absolutely no one, Aaron Boone didn’t even come close. Cleveland Guardians rookie manager Stephen Vogt obliterated the competition, earning 27 out of 30 first-place votes. He beat out AJ Hinch of the Tigers and Matt Quatraro of the Royals with ease. And Boone? He finished FIFTH. Fifth! That’s exactly where an amateur belongs.
Let’s be clear: the Yankees won an AL-best 94 games, and Boone still wasn’t a finalist. Why? Because nobody’s fooled anymore. This guy is the managerial equivalent of an intern trying to run a Fortune 500 company. The Yankees won despite Boone, not because of him. Give most halfway competent managers the talent Boone has at his disposal—a lineup dripping with MVP candidates and a pitching staff that practically manages itself—and they’d deliver a season for the ages. Instead, Boone gave us inconsistency, baffling decisions, and a maddening inability to learn from his mistakes.
This man’s managing style is nothing short of amateur hour. Whether it’s his misuse of the bullpen (how many games has he handed away this year?) or his refusal to hold players accountable, Boone is a walking argument against letting “vibes guys” manage elite baseball teams. His over-reliance on analytics is laughable; it’s like watching someone try to drive using only their GPS while ignoring the giant potholes in the road. The result? A team that underachieves and a fanbase that’s ready to riot every time Boone waddles out of the dugout to make another head-scratching decision.
Meanwhile, Stephen Vogt, in his first year, managed to turn a scrappy Guardians team into something special with a fraction of the resources. That’s what real managing looks like. Boone? He’s like a kid playing dress-up in the Yankees’ managerial office, way over his head and out of his depth.
Here’s the best part: the voters just did what Yankees fans have been begging Hal Steinbrenner to do for years. They screamed loud and clear, “This guy is not a good manager!” Boone has finally been exposed on a national stage for what he is—a terrible leader riding on the coattails of immense talent.
The voters got it right. Boone doesn’t belong anywhere near a Manager of the Year conversation.
He belongs in a coaching seminar labeled “What Not to Do.” Yankee fans deserve better than this bafflingly bad amateur act. It’s time to get a professional in the dugout before Boone wastes another season of generational talent. Hal, are you listening yet?
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