Aroldis Chapman wants Brian Cashman apology before any Yankees reunion

TORONTO — It is difficult to imagine the Yankees reacquiring a player who left them on such poor terms, or the Red Sox helping their rivals by dealing them what could be the best reliever on the trade market this summer. But just in case both scenarios were to happen, Aroldis Chapman has made it known he would first want an apology from Brian Cashman. “What happened, happened,” the Red Sox closer told ESPN Deportes.“If something like this were to happen, I believe someone from this organization should apologize first.” When asked if that person was Cashman, Chapman said, “Yes.” Chapman, who has a 0.46 ERA and 13 saves for the Red Sox this year, last pitched for the Yankees in the third-to-last regular-season game of the 2022 season.

The lefty, who was no lock to make the postseason roster because he had struggled and lost his closer’s job earlier in the season, then blew off a mandatory workout ahead of the ALDS with what Aaron Boone said then was an unacceptable excuse.Cashman also fined Chapman for missing the workout. That same season, Chapman had missed nearly a month with a leg infection that stemmed from getting a tattoo, with Cashman saying there were “questions about whether he’s been in all in or not for a little while.” The 38-year-old Chapman had seemed to close the door on the Yankees last year anyway, saying on a podcast that if he were told he was being traded to New York, “I’d pack my things and go home.

I’ll retire right on the spot if that happens.I’m not crazy.

Never again.” Whether Jasson Domínguez is activated off the injured list Friday or needs a few more rehab games this weekend, the Yankees have an interesting decision coming. Assuming none of the current position players are dealing with hidden injuries, the Yankees have three options to make room for Domínguez on the active roster: optioning Spencer Jones, Anthony Volpe or Max Schuemann back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Domínguez, the swi...