The rookie right-hander playing for the favorite team of his childhood said ahead of his first start as a visitor in The Bronx on Sunday night that he would “retire” before playing for the Yankees — a comment that caught the attention of Yankees resident trash-talker Jazz Chisholm Jr. You can imagine the reaction of Dobbins’ agent, who certainly knows that if his client pitches well enough early in his career to one day become a sought-after free agent, then it’s good business to engage the Yankees in a bidding war. The younger Dobbins was hoping to hit a career high on the radar gun Sunday — a sign of how much energy was going to be running through his veins in the first inning.
Author: Ryan Dunleavy
Published at: 2025-06-08 21:33:57
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