Yankees IS THIS REAL? Shocking Comments (Yankees News 2026)

Jorge Posada spoke to Joel Sherman and John Heyman today, and we're going to go take a listen to that right now. So I want to know what you guys have to say down in the comments about this. But let's take a listen. You mentioned maybe you could change things around. You bring in some kind of different fire and coaches. You know this because I reached out to you. I texted you. You manage for Team Italy in the WBC. I kind of asked you then when I saw you in Arizona training for it. But recently I sent you a text. I said, I felt the team needed somebody standing next to Aaron Boone. Someone like you, Brett Gardner, someone who cares about the shield, the brand, the whole thing. And also has a lot of fire and a lot of baseball instincts to say, this is unacceptable. And here's why I've lived it. A, do you think that could work? And B, do you want to do it? Yeah, Joe, it's got to be the right. I mean, I could. uh but but i don't think they they want me there to tell you the truth so why not i don't feel welcome when i go there you know uh even in spring training uh i don't feel like you know i'm just like like i i don't know like i don't feel welcome i don't feel like they want me there so i don't go and where do you think that flows from what what i mean you're you're a five-time you're an historic yankee yeah i don't know i don't know uh you know what happened uh i'd rather just move forward uh my last season of my career was a really tough one uh when it comes to handling everything in my part and also the Yankees you know uh towards Jorge Posada so it's it's tough to you know to go back and feel that again all right Jorge Posada not feeling welcome that sucks so many Yankees fans i mean i love Posada he's one of my favorite Yankees right he was i watched him as i was growing up i was a little kid when they won those championships but i remember them my dad had it on all the time right and i was very young but i remembered those World Series titles Jorge one of my favorite Yankees and him saying that he doesn't feel welcome that kind of sucks it's unfortunate and some people want to bring up what he said in the past and Ryan Ryan Garcia who does really great work made this post over there on X and he brought up an old Jorge Posada quote the baseball being played these days is straight up garbage if i was sitting near 100 strikeouts late in the season I'd go up there swinging at the first pitch or second pitch just so I wouldn't reach 100 do I really want my players thinking like this no you don't want your players thinking that way that I agree with you don't want your players thinking that way but when Yankees fans bring up wanting Jorge Posada wanting the Yankees to hire Jorge Posada it's not because they think he would be a great in-game manager I'm not saying he wouldn't he's a catcher catchers are notoriously you know supposedly good baseball guys great baseball guys they know the game they handled pitching staffs that was one thing that Jorge Posada was wonderful at handling a pitching staff he was a part of that those that dynasty in the late 90s he only played like eight games during the 96 season so I don't really count that year but he became the everyday catcher I believe in 97 and then he was on that 98 99 2000 team and they won right he's a four-time world series champion yeah probably he gets a ring for 96 but he won in 98 99 2000 and 2009 he's a four-time world series champ right and he brings you this grit this attitude you could hear it from his voice in that interview he brings you this grit this attitude and that's what yankees fans want that's what they want they want to have a guy who could come in and shake the clubhouse up and say hey this ain't working whatever you're doing isn't working we have to change it and Jorge comes from an era where they didn't coddle guys Jorge mentioned also too he mentioned how when he was coming up through the system trying to bring the quote up how he was coming up through the system how the yankees were they were how they were taught how to be a yankee and it was much different than it is today he goes i just found it we were brainwashed from the minors they told us exactly how things had to be if you didn't follow the rules they'd straight up tell you you're not part of this organization and then how you wore your uniform mattered you could only wear one chain and it had to be small no facial hair and your hair couldn't even touch the uniform the cap had to be perfectly straight and the pinstripes on your jersey had to line up exactly with your pants the Yankees yes very button up whatever very strict organization he's a three time four time World Series champ he's a multiple time World Series champion he knows how to win he knows how to handle a pitching staff he caught one of the greatest pitchers ever I mean he caught a few of those guys but Mariano Rivera that and to hear listen if he feels a certain way it's okay for him to feel a certain way and it's okay if you don't really agree with what he has to say about how he would approach the game and how he doesn't like this day and age and how players approach the present game and listen for the yankees it really hasn't worked it works to a degree but then they come playoff time and they just they fall they they fold the momentum just dies down a bit that's why we want a guy like Jorge in anyway but some of these Yankees fans turning on Jorge and saying things like I'm seeing everything saying things like oh if you weren't welcome then they wouldn't invite you but they keep inviting it's like listen you could get invited to something and then feel still feel unwelcome when you're there that's happened to me in the past it's probably happened to you too you can still feel unwelcomed yet you were invited because they had no choice because it wouldn't look good if they didn't invite you but then some of these Yankees fans were just the things that they were saying about him like some guy on on this is under Ryan's tweet and listen no nothing against Ryan he does great work and this is his opinion not this isn't Ryan's opinion this is just somebody else from um posting on on on Ryan's tweet but this guy says that's especially funny because it's not like Posada didn't strike out he was a career 20 percent rate guy and early in his career he pretty routinely caved over 100 times a season and was in close and was close in most seasons despite not playing more than 120 games why are we burying Jorge for and that's not what Ryan did he didn't bury Jorge whatsoever he just said would you want your players to think like how Jorge thinks and I understand why you wouldn't want them to think that way but like at the same time you want that that grit that attitude and that's what Jorge gives and that's all Yankees fans want that's what they want to see they want to that's what we're talking about about accountability they just want to see a little more fire that's it that's it and players don't hustle down the first baseline anymore not not not in the Yankees anyway Michael K even called it out I've been calling it out players Posada would be out there hitting 200 with a 40 percent K rate if he thinks not swinging enough is the problem with hitting a modern pitcher this quote rules I had to look it up to make sure it was real because I can't believe Posada out of all players would say this ask any fan back in the day they'd say both he and Jeter struck out a lot for that era Posada also had a bit of a pass ball problem why are we burying one of the greatest Yankees that we've watched play the game of baseball he won he won doesn't make any sense to bury one of the greats it's stupid it's really friggin stupid you don't have to agree with Jorge and when it comes down to the quote which that was basically the topic of this stinking video when it comes down to the actual quote of him not being invited and him not feeling welcome Yankees trying to make him feel welcome like just try and try to mend some fences there and if somebody like Jorge Posada wants to come say something even if you don't think it's the right thing that that you agree with do you know what he helped you win four championships I think that means something he was a part of so many 100 win teams i think that means a little something that's just what i think but guys listen thank you so so much for watching i'll see you next time take care