Brian Cashman will stay on as general manager of the Yankees. He told reporters at the club's end-of-season press conferences that he has agreed to a new contract. MLB.com framed it as Cashman returning for his 30th season in the job. ESPN said he has been in the post since 1998.

The outlets differ on what has been done. MLB Trade Rumors reported that Cashman said the deal is in place but that the final details are not official. Its headline said the Yankees "to extend" him. Yahoo Sports wrote that the team "is signing" him to an extension. ESPN described a new contract, and Pinstripe Alley called it a confirmed return. The r/baseball post credits Jack Curry of Talkin' Yanks with the news of the agreement. None of the reporting we have gives the length or value of the contract, so treat both as unknown for now.

Per MLB Trade Rumors, Aaron Boone is also coming back next season. That means the Yankees keep both their manager and their head of baseball operations after a season that ended short of what the standings suggest. New York finished 93-68, second in the AL East. The record is good, but it left the club in second place in its division.

The last stretch was poor. The Yankees lost all three of their final games at Tampa Bay, 1-0 on Oct. 3, 5-2 on Oct. 5 and 4-3 on Oct. 7. That was the loss that ended their year, and they scored six runs across the three games. Our data lists a W1 streak, but the last three games we hold are all losses. Cashman's comments came right after a stretch like that, which is the setting for the decision to keep the front office and dugout leadership as they are.

Next comes the paperwork. MLB Trade Rumors says the details aren't official, so the formal announcement of the contract, including its length, is the thing to watch. After that, Cashman has an offseason of roster decisions to make in the job he has held since 1998.