TAMPA, Florida – New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he had a conversation with Domingo German about his cryptic Instagram post the day he returned to the team after a domestic violence suspension.
“It’s all over,” German wrote in Spanish on Wednesday.
German deleted his posts and then wrote, “I’m ready” in Spanish.
“Certainly, we’re paying attention to these things,” Boone said Thursday. “When I heard about it last night and saw it and it caught my attention, I felt a little baffled and immediately worried, but I feel maybe a little out of context, a little exaggerated.
“And I feel comfortable that he’s doing well, that he’s doing well and he’s ready to compete. But it’s something we’re going to keep an eye on and, as best we can, we can make sure he’s in a good place. trying to be as smart and demanding as we can about some of the things we express publicly. “
German was 18 to 4 years old with an ERA of 4.03 in 2019 when he was placed on administrative leave on September 19, while Major League Baseball was investigating an alleged domestic violence incident related to his girlfriend, with whom he has at least one child . He missed the last nine games of the 2019 regular season and New York’s nine postseason games.
On January 2 last year he was suspended for 81 matches, a ban that left him with 63 matches. He missed the entire 2020 season and the playoffs.
Yankees reliever Zack Britton would not say if German needed to talk to his teammates about what happened.
“That’s a tough question. I don’t think he owes me anything,” Britton said. “I think it’s an off-field issue that needs to be taken care of. I think sometimes you can’t control who your teammates are. I mean, that’s the situation. I don’t agree with what he did. I don’t think he has a place in the game or off the field … I think he will have to deal with himself and make better decisions in the future. “