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New York Yankees News / Pinstripe Alley / June 27

The Yankees All-June Birthday Team

" /> Left Field: Hensley Meulens (June 23rd birthday post) “Bam Bam” never quite lived up to the prospect status that he had coming up, but he has parlayed his career into a long one in the coaching ranks.

New York Yankees News / Pinstripe Alley / June 23

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Hensley Meulens

" /> In 2017, the Yankees declined to renew Joe Girardi’s contract, giving the Yankees a managerial vacancy for the first time in a decade. Meulens popped up as one of the candidates who interviewed for the job, but ultimately Aaron Boone got the nod.

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Colorado Rockies News / Yardbarker / April 17, 2025
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The move was long overdue. Colorado has struggled mightily as a franchise since Meulens was hired.

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New York Yankees News / Pinstripe Alley / January 8, 2025

Top NYY Could-Have-Beens: Hensley Meulens

The Yankees thought about hiring Meulens as their own manager after parting ways with Joe Girardi in October 2017. They granted him an interview, and he was in the mix along with the like likes of then-bench coach Rob Thomson, but as we know, the job went to Aaron Boone.

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