Boone: Yankees Don't Owe Chapman an Apology
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- Aaron Boone told reporters in Toronto that Chapman was left off the 2022 ALDS roster because he "wasn't at the workout," calling the decision the right one for the club at the time.
- Aroldis Chapman said Thursday that Yankees general manager Brian Cashman owes him an apology for how the team handled the end of the 2022 season.
- Chapman had already been on the injured list from Aug. 24 to Sept. 16, 2022, with a left-leg infection caused by getting a tattoo, before the skipped workout led to his divisional-series exclusion.
- New York beat Cleveland in five games without Chapman, then was swept by Houston in the ALCS — the Astros went on to beat Philadelphia in the World Series.
- Chapman signed with Kansas City that offseason, was traded to Texas at the 2023 deadline and won his second World Series title with the Rangers before pitching for Pittsburgh in 2024 and joining Boston in 2025.
- Chapman is 0-1 with a 0.46 ERA and 13 saves in 13 chances for the last-place Red Sox this year on a one-year, $13.3 million contract.
Why it matters: The exchange keeps a two-year-old grudge in the news cycle and puts a Hall of Fame-caliber closer's legacy in direct conflict with his former manager's account. Chapman, 37, is pitching at an elite level (0.46 ERA, perfect save conversion) for Boston on an expiring $13.3 million deal, meaning the dispute plays out while he's still a live trade-deadline asset rather than a retired voice from the past.
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