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Steinbrenner consulted with players over whether Boone should return as Yankees manager
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FILE - New York Yankees' owner Hal Steinbrenner attends a news conference at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in New York. Hal Steinbrenner questioned current and former players along with staff on whether to keep Aaron Boone before deciding the New York manager will return next year. “We had a winning season. ... That's not an accomplishment, that's a requirement,” Steinbrenner said Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, during an online news conference. - photo by AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner questioned current and former players along with staff on whether to keep Aaron Boone before deciding the New York manager will return next year. New York faded from contention by mid-August and finished 82-80, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016. “It was awful.