Could the Yankees go back to their roots yet again?
Fans Begging Yankees to Replace Aaron Boone With Jorge Posada originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
History has this odd way of repeating itself, and New York Yankees fans appear ready to forego trying something different.
Monday’s 8-5 loss, the Yankees’ fourth straight, should theoretically only raise the temperature on Aaron Boone’s hot seat. The Yankees have a losing record since June 1 and now sit 5 ½ back in the AL East.
Fans are ready to see the Yankees fire Boone, preferably sooner rather than later, and some social media users have already picked out his replacement.
“Jorge Posada for next Yankee manager,” read one X/Twitter post.
“Boone has a low IQ,” another added. “Someone like Posada would call your ass out and hold you accountable.”
Posada, a five-time All-Star and four-time World Series champion with the Yankees, has never managed or been on a major-league coaching staff. That didn’t stop the Yankees from hiring Boone, an ESPN analyst at the time, following the 2017 season when he lacked either credential.
“I want nothing more than Posada to be manager, my favorite player of all time,” a Yankees fan wrote, “but it’ll never happen.”
There are no indications that Posada, who turns 55 on Aug. 17, hopes to manage. He briefly spent time in the Miami Marlins’ front office alongside ex-teammate and then-Marlins CEO Derek Jeter.
However, Posada technically managed the final game of the Yankees’ 2007 season; then-manager Joe Torre took the season finale off and let Posada run the show. Those Yankees secured a 10-4 victory in Baltimore, though the win officially went to Torre.
September 9, 2005
— NY Yankees Throwbacks (@yankeethrowback) March 29, 2021
Jorge Posada blocks the plate, tags Jason Varitek for the final out of the inning pic.twitter.com/q7xdvnqg4v
“He wouldn’t be allowed to manage in today’s game,” read one pro-Posada comment. “He kept his teammates accountable and would do the same as a manager.”
Brian Cashman has only hired two managers since taking over the Yankees in 1998: Boone and Joe Girardi, who Posada succeeded as the Yankees’ starting backstop in the late 90s.
One user suggested the Yankees hire Posada or former teammate Álex Rodríguez.
“Time to change the culture,” they wrote. “[Aaron] Judge is a legend being wasted.”
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
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