{"id":18657,"date":"2025-10-27T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/18657\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:43:08","slug":"red-sox-closer-aroldis-chapman-blasts-yankees-says-he-would-rather-retire-than-play-again-in-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/18657\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman blasts Yankees, says he would rather retire than play again in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Red Sox<\/a> closer Aroldis Chapman<\/a> is 37 years of age and under contract through at least 2026 and potentially through 2027. That’s to say, his next contract — if there is one — is not exactly a pressing matter. Even so, you can probably cross the New York Yankees<\/a> off Chapman’s list of potential future destinations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yes, Chapman — he of the 367 career saves — is a former Yankee, as he spent parts of seven seasons with the pinstripers. However, it seems that fairly lengthy tenure isn’t fondly recalled by Chapman. During a recent appearance on the “Swing Completo” podcast<\/a>, Chapman said the following (which was translated from Spanish) about a potential reunion with the Yankees later in his career:\u00a0<\/p>\n

“No way. Not even dead. If I were told that I 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.<\/p>\n

“I dealt with a lot of disrespect there. I put up with a lot of things. I knew that they just wanted to find a way to get rid of me, but they didn’t know how. And I just dealt with it quietly, kept playing, and doing what I always do.<\/p>\n

“I got along well with all the players, never had a problem with anybody, even the manager. We’re friends and we talk and everything. The bosses are the ones who make those decisions.”<\/p>\n

While Chapman was quite effective overall for the Yankees — a 2.95 ERA, 453 strikeouts in 294 \u2153 innings, and 153 saves on their watch — his time with the team ended in ugly fashion. Chapman in 2022 was left off the Yankees’ ALDS roster after he missed a mandatory team workout<\/a> and failed to provide, in manager Aaron Boone’s words, an “acceptable excuse” for his absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since his time with the Yankees ended, Chapman has pitched for Kansas City Royals<\/a>, Texas Rangers<\/a>, Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, and now Red Sox. Chapman is coming off an utterly dominant 2025 with Boston \u2013 1.17 ERA, 85 strikeouts in 61 \u2153 innings \u2013 which earned him that multi-year extension in late August<\/a>. If that proves anywhere close to repeatable, then Chapman will pitch for as long as he wants. To hear him tell it, though, it won’t be back in the Bronx.\u00a0<\/p>\n