The Yankees knew that there was one face of Aaron Boone’s coaching staff they could not risk getting away from them, and they made sure to handle it before his contract officially expired. Matt Blake, the team’s pitching coach since…
The New York Yankees have reportedly agreed to a three-year contract extension with pitching coach Matt Blake, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Blake's previous contract was set to expire at the conclusion of the World Series. The move secures one of the key figures on manager Aaron Boone's coaching staff ahead of the upcoming offseason.
Since joining the Yankees in 2020, Blake has overseen an analytical overhaul of the pitching staff. This season, Yankees pitchers led Major League Baseball with a collective 3.23 ERA and ranked third with a 3.71 FIP, supported by strong performances from starting pitchers and bullpen arms.
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