Some things are more important than baseball.
Ahead of tonight’s contest with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Yankees announced that swingman Domingo Germán has voluntarily accepted a move to the Restricted List, taking him off the active roster as he enters an alcohol treatment program. Recovery programs typically require at least six weeks of direct treatment, and Aaron Boone confirmed Germán will not pitch again this season. Aside from that timetable, both the team and this site respect Germán’s decision to enter recovery in privacy.
Addiction is a public health crisis, and everyone deserves credit for standing up and asking for help.