Jim Leyritz is walking back his shot at the Yankees.
Last week, when the team announced the roster for the 2018 Old-Timers’ Day — without Leyritz on it — the former catcher/infielder responded to a tweet about his absence, describing it as a “joke” and calling out team president Randy Levine and senior vice president of marketing Debbie Tymon.
On Sunday, Leyritz apologized in a radio appearance while giving his side of the story.
“I am so apologetic to them right now,” Leyritz said on WLIE 540 AM. “As a matter of fact, when I found out this went public, within seconds … I sent emails to Randy and Debbie both and I apologized and in no way did I mean for this to go public, and in no way did I mean to have their names to be drawn out in public for this to happen.