PHOENIX — A day after the Yankees traded harsh words with their setup man Dellin Betances over their victory in salary arbitration, the top official of the players’ union expressed disappointment with the public fallout.
Tony Clark, the executive director of the players’ association, said the public rancor was “unprecedented and is unprofessional and should not have happened in the fashion that it did.” He said that the union supported Betances, who was awarded $3 million after having sought $5 million, and added that “a situation that arose like yesterday should never have happened.