Brian Cashman may need to do something that Yankees fans haven't seen in their lives.
Calls Mount for Brian Cashman to Make Shocking Move After Marlins Sweep Yankees originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
First, the New York Yankees embarked on a June swoon, which then graduated into a prolonged summer slump.
Forget any creative names for where the Yankees currently stand, especially not after getting swept by the surging Miami Marlins. Aaron Boone’s club now occupies third place in the AL East and barely holds the AL’s second Wild Card spot; the Seattle Mariners are half a game behind the free-falling Yankees.
A glance at social media shows a Yankees fan base ready to see their team fire Boone before it’s too late. Not only would such a move by ownership and general manager Brian Cashman be incredibly drastic, but it’d also mark new ground for the Yankees’ longtime general manager.
Cashman took over as general manager before the 1998 season, and he’s never fired a manager midseason. Joe Torre (1996-2007) and Joe Girardi (2008-17) both made it to the end of their final season; Torre declined an opportunity to return for 2008, and Cashman fired Girardi following an ALCS loss to the Houston Astros.
Cashman didn’t even fire an assistant coach midseason until replacing hitting coach Dillon Lawson in July 2023.
The Yankees last fired a manager midseason in 1990, replacing Bucky Dent with Stump Merrill. Ironically, Dent’s signature moment as a player, like Boone, was a critical home run against the Boston Red Sox; Dent had the Bucky Bleeping Dent homer in a 1978 AL East tiebreaker, and Boone walked off the Red Sox in the 2003 ALCS.
If the Yankees did replace Boone before season’s end, it’s worth noting that bench coach Brad Ausmus and third base/outfield coach Luis Rojas each have MLB managerial experience. Ausmus went 386-422 across five seasons managing the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, while Rojas posted a 103-119 record leading the New York Mets from 2020-21.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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