After losing three games in a row to the Chicago White Sox this week, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is rumored to be “deeply frustrated,” casting doubt on manager Aaron Boone’s future in New York.

The Yankees are currently five and a half games shy of a Wild Card slot and sit at 59-56, good for last place in the American League East.

It’s possible that the Yankees will make some changes between now and October, when the playoffs begin, in an effort to save face after a rough first half of the season due to injuries. However, the likelihood of the Yankees firing general manager Brian Cashman is lower than it is that they will fire manager Aaron Boone, who is 50 years old.

According to Bob Klapisch of NJ.com, ‘Boone’s status is less certain, in part because he just has one year remaining on his deal. The mediocre performance of the 2023 Yankees has contributed to Steinbrenner’s ”very frustrated” state.

In May, Steinbrenner said, “I think one of the most important things for me is [Boone] has the respect of the players,” when asked what it would take for New York to make a managerial change.They’re eager to get on the field for him and do well for him. And if I ever saw that go away, I’d have to make a change.

One month later, though, Hal Steinbrenner seemed to reverse his opinion of Boone when he issued a caution to the Yankees’ coaching staff. Hal is the son of the legendary George Steinbrenner, who owned the Yankees from 1973-2010.

If we are healthy in the second half of the season, start getting guys back, and put the team we envisioned on the field, but still miss the playoffs, I will have to ask some harsh questions.

Before the 2018 season, the Yankees made Boone their new manager. This year, he and the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, David Bell, have both been ejected from games more than any other manager in the league (six each).

In New York’s first game versus Chicago this week, he got ejected for doing a funny impression of umpire Laz Diaz.

Boone, however, has the distinction of becoming the only manager in Major League Baseball history to win 100 or more games in each of his first two seasons. This is according to Sports Illustrated.

The Yankees have made the playoffs every year with the former third baseman at the helm, but they haven’t made it to the World Series in any of those seasons.

If Boone does finish the current season, the team has an option to keep him through the 2025 season.

Despite a $280 million payroll that features slugger Aaron Judge and pitchers Carlos Rodon and Gerrit Cole, the Yankees are on track to post their worst season in 31 years (since 1991-92).

New York is predicted to finish with 83 victories this season.