Overview
- Chapman told reporters Tuesday at the All-Star Game that he has "turned the page" and quietly withdrew his public demand that the Yankees apologize if he were ever traded back to the club.
- He had made the apology demand last month and specifically named general manager Brian Cashman when asked, tying the request to a 2022 incident in which he missed a mandatory workout and was left off the postseason roster.
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone has publicly defended the 2022 roster decision, saying Chapman missed the workout and the club acted in what it believed were the team’s best interests at the time.
- Chapman, 38, is an All-Star this season with a 2.08 ERA and 14 saves and is under a one-year, $13.3 million deal with a 2027 vesting option that depends on innings pitched and a postseason physical.
- The reversal removes a headline-grabbing obstacle to a reunion and could make Chapman a realistic short-term bullpen target for New York, though the vesting condition and Red Sox willingness to trade him will shape any deal.