Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman will be left off the team’s American League Division Series roster after missing a mandatory workout, manager Aaron Boone said Sunday, per MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch.
In Boone’s press conference ahead of New York’s series against Cleveland, Boone said that Chapman had “not an acceptable excuse,” for missing the team’s workout on Friday. According to The Athletic’s Lindsey Adler, the Yankees manager said the left-handed reliever simply did not show up to a scheduled batting practice and is now back home in Miami.
Boone said the team is exploring the possibility of taking disciplinary action against Chapman, in addition to leaving him off the ALDS roster, per Hoch.
