When 12-year MLB veteran and then ESPN color commentator Aaron Boone was hired to become the Yankees 33rd manager in club history, a lot was made about his anointment — that Boone was hand-picked by general manager Brian Cashman so that Cash could actually be the one to call the on-field shots.
After all, it was an ugly breakup between the Yanks and Joe Girardi following a 10-year run that ended just one game shy of reaching the World Series in 2017.
However, the 2003 ALCS hero (18th manager to also play for the club) overcame some shaky bullpen management in his first season to guide the Yankees to 100 wins and a trip to the ALDS.