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Boone, who helped the Yankees to a 2003 World
Series title with a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the American
League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox,
interviewed recently with his former team.
The New York Daily News reported that the Yankees' brass likes
Boone's “polish.” Boone has been serving as an analyst with
ESPN.
Cashman recommended Boone to owner Hal Steinbrenner from a pool
of six interviewees that included Carlos Beltran, Hensley
Meulens, Rob Thomson, Chris Woodward and Eric Wedge. The search
for Girardi's replacement took over a month.
Various media reports earlier Friday suggested that the decision
came down to Boone and Meulens after Beltran and Thomson were
both informed that they were not getting the job. Meulens is
currently working as the bench coach for the San Francisco
Giants and was on the coaching staff for all three of the
Giants' World Series championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
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