Yankees' Aaron Boone Reacts to Aroldis Chapman Calling Out Brian Cashman for Apology Over 2022 Exit

Earlier this week, Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman said he thinks New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman owes him an apology for the way the 2022 season ended.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn't hold that same belief.

"At the end of the day, he wasn't at the workout," Boone told reporters Friday. "I made the decision, based on a lot of things and thought, to leave him off because I thought that was the right thing to do for our club at the time.

"Chappy apologized and really, it's water under the bridge for me. I love Chappy, I have a really good relationship with him to this day, but the ending of the '22 season is what it was. He wasn't there and I made the decision that I didn't think it was best for him to come back at that point. He maintained that he was throwing and would be ready as the playoffs unfolded that year but, ultimately, I made that decision."

Chapman had some of his best seasons in a Yankees uniform, but the 2022 campaign was one to forget.

He struggled on the mound and missed several weeks late in the season because of a leg infection from a tattoo. After losing his job as the closer, he didn't make the postseason roster after missing a mandatory practice.

Chapman is a prime trade candidate for the Yankees since he has a mutual option for 2027, but whether his history with the club would prevent a deal remains to be seen.