Yankees manager Aaron Boone has four more workouts and more than a month’s worth of spring training games to figure out how he’d like his regular lineup to look. There’s a lot of uncertainly because there’s been so much turnover since the Yankees lost the World Series to the Dodgers in five games.

Aaron Judge spent most of his career hitting second in the New York Yankees lineup. Last season, the Yankees' captain dropped to the No. 3 spot to make room for Juan Soto, who filled the spot typically reserved for the team’s best hitter.

"I know that if he wasn't the Yankee manager, there'd be a feeding frenzy for him to be a manager that's coveted elsewhere," general manager Brian Cashman said.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said in an interview with Foul Territory TV on Wednesday that he plans to bat Judge second this season. Judge hit in the two hole regularly in 2023 before moving to the three spot in 2024 while Juan Soto batted second.

Aaron Boone said Sunday “right now my lean is second,” but “I also know he loves hitting third.” Judge has occupied the second spot in the order more than any other in his career – 528 starts – with third the second-most (319 starts).

But the crowd at Steinbrenner Field will not see the reigning AL MVP in Friday’s opener and instead will have to wait an extra week to watch him in action this spring, as manager Aaron Boone has circled March 1 as Judge’s likely spring debut.

The Yankees signed Boone to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the team announced Thursday, ensuring that he will not enter this season as a lame-duck manager.

As he prepares to enter his eighth season as the Yankees’ manager, Aaron Boone says “there's no other place I’d rather be, and no other team I’d rather be doing it with.” Boone’s tenure in the Bombers’ dugout has been extended by an additional two years,

Aaron Judge is one of the most influential players within the New York Yankees. How influential? Simply put, team owner Hal Steinbrenner frequently consults with Aaron Judge to ass