If Domingo Germán is going to speak with the New York Yankees as a team after returning from a domestic violence suspension, manager Aaron Boone would rather have the pitcher suggest it.
Germán was placed on administrative leave on September 19, 2019, while Major League Baseball was investigating an alleged domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend, with whom he has at least one child. He missed the last nine games of the 2019 regular season and the nine postseason games of New York.
He was suspended for 81 games on January 2 last year, a suspension with 63 games to go. He missed the entire 2020 season and the playoffs.
Germán returned this week for the start of spring training. When asked on Thursday if Germán should talk to his teammates about what had happened, Yankees reliever Zack Britton said: “I think these are things off the field that he should take care of. I think sometimes you can’t control who your teammates are. “
“It’s, I think, putting a little bit of force on my antenna as far as I’m looking at something better now,” Boone said Friday. “I’m not ready to say that Domingo should address the team. I don’t think it’s something I want anyone to do right now. I think it must be something that comes from within and is authentic. “
“First of all, he looked great in his bullpen today,” Boone said. “He is in very good physical condition, in good shape.
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Giant right-handed Johnny Cueto didn’t hide his exasperation when he felt he was being pulled from his 2020 starts too early.
One of the most memorable examples came in the opening game, when he threw only 63 pitches before being relieved in the fifth inning. “The first time I’ve seen that in my career, and I’m 12 now,” Cueto said at the time.
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