As the Yankees get camp underway, they’re likely to prioritize hammering out a new contract with Aaron Boone. Owner Hal Steinbrenner told the YES Network last month that the team planned to open extension talks with their eighth-year manager, whose deal expires at the end of the season. Those discussions have begun.

There have been, of course, exceptions, with Aaron Judge being the most recent of note. Manager Aaron Boone is another. Steinbrenner mentioned during a recent interview on the YES Network that he was open to extending Boone,

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner told YES Network last month that the team was open to extension talks with manager Aaron Boone. With Boone’s contract set to expire at the end of the season, discussions about his future are already underway.