TAMPA, Fla. — As New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge stood before his locker in the visitors clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium on the final day of the 2023 season, he made it clear that there was no one he would rather have as his manager than Aaron Boone.

Fresh off to their first trip to the World Series since 2009, the New York Yankees have agreed to a contract extension with manager Aaron Boone, the team announced Thursday. The team picked up Boone's club option early in the offseason and his contract was set to expire after 2025.

The Yankees signed Boone to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the team announced Thursday. While the organization has typically avoided extensions until a player or manager’s contract runs out — as Boone’s was set to after this season — Hal Steinbrenner made an exception for the manager he has repeatedly supported publicly.