Aaron Boone will become the 35th manager in New York Yankees history, multiple sources confirm to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
Aaron Boone will be the next manager of the #Yankees, 2 sources confirm to Post
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 2, 2017
Boone beat out five other candidates: Rob Thomson, Eric Wedge, Chris Woodward, Hensley Meulens and Carlos Beltran.
Boone’s family is a prominent one in the world of baseball. His grandfather, Ray Boone, played professionally, his father, Bob Boone, played and managed in the majors and his brother, Bret Boone, was an All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner.