Yankees pitcher Chapman (right) and head coach Boone
Yankees' patron saint "Cuban missile" Chapman was kicked out of the divisional competition for many years. Head coach Aaron Boone announced: "Chapman will not be included in the roster. He missed the weekend training schedule and could not give a decent reason, so I decided not to let him play first." In addition to being fined by the team for off-duration, Chapman performed the worst on and off-court in the regular season in recent years, and his status was gradually replaced by Clay Holmes.
In August this year, Chapman ran to the tattoo, but the wound was infected and unable to pitch, and was once listed on the list of wounded soldiers. Tattoo is usually safe, and Boone just laments that he is not lucky, but misses practice the week before playoffs, unless he has a good reason (Boone doesn't elaborate on what excuse Chapman gave), and the team doesn't need to be polite to him.
Chapman's contract has only $16 million left in the last season and will become a free agent this winter. He flew back to his home Miami after the final match of the Yankees' regular match (away vs. Rangers ) and never left again. The Yankees are about to play a divisional series with the Guardians at home in New York. Brian Cashman, the general manager of
, said bluntly: "We must invest all our resources at this time of this year, and the result is disappointing. Some people are fighting hard to squeeze into the list, and before the final decision was made, he chose to be absent." Kashman said this surprised everyone and angry.
Chapman has played for the Yankees for nearly 7 seasons, with a career ERA of 2.48. He has suffered from injuries this season and only has a 4.46 ERA of 43 games. He probably also suspects that he cannot make it to the playoffs list. Boone emphasized that no matter what the team's final decision is, no one should miss the practice without reason. The major league official website pointed out that Chapman's time in the Yankees may end.
