STAMFORD, Conn.—The Babe Ruth of Japan is not coming to New York.
The Yankees already have been informed they will not even be among the teams invited to make an in-person pitch to free agent Shohei Otani, GM Brian Cashman revealed on Sunday following his annual rappelling down the side of a building as an elf during the city’s tree-lighting ceremony. The Mets also are out of the running for Otani, according to an industry source.
Well, that’s disappointing. I assume this means a CC reunion and a possible look at DHs?