Jorge Posada spent 17 years with the New York Yankees, won five World Series with the team, and appeared in five All-Star games. In 1,829 games, all with the Yankees, Posada hit 275 home runs and drove in 1,065 runs.
One would think that such a record would make Jorge Posada feel welcome whenever he visits Yankee Stadium or the New York Yankees’ spring training facility. One would be wrong. At least, according to Jorge Posada.
Instead, Posada, 56, said this week on The Show podcast with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman that, more than a decade after playing his last game for the franchise, he no longer feels welcome around the organization.
Jorge Posada Says The Yankees Don’t Seem To Want Him Around
When asked on The Show about the possibility of him returning to the Yankees in some capacity to help the team, Jorge Posada didn’t sound particularly optimistic.
“I could, but I don’t think they want me there, to tell you the truth,” Posada said.
He then explained that even visiting the team’s Spring Training facility makes him uncomfortable.
“I don’t feel welcome when I go there, you know?” Posada admitted. “In spring training, I don’t feel like, I don’t know, like I don’t feel welcome.”
So rather than continue putting himself in that situation, Posada says he simply stays away.
That’s a remarkable statement coming from someone who was part of the Yankees’ legendary “Core Four” with Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter.
Jorge Posada’s Issues With Yankees Date Back To His Final Season
According to the New York Post, Jorge Posada’s strained relationship with the Yankees organization appears to have started in 2011. That year, the Yankees signed Russell Martin to be their starting catcher and moved Posada to designated hitter, and he wasn’t happy with the decision.
In 2022, Posada made just one appearance behind the plate with 90 starts as the designated hitter and 14 as the first baseman. After retiring, he said the hardest part was never getting the chance to compete for his catching job.
“I don’t know what happened. I’d rather just move forward,” he explained to The Show. “My last season of my career was a really tough one when it comes to handling everything in my part and also the Yankees toward Jorge Posada. So, it’s tough to go back and feel that again.”
Would Jorge Posada Ever Want To Manage The Yankees?
The New York Yankees recently announced that manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman will return for the 2027 season.
Despite another early playoff exit in 2026, owner Hal Steinbrenner defended the organization’s leadership and its approach to holding players accountable.
Posada, who has previously criticized aspects of modern baseball, hasn’t publicly expressed interest in replacing Boone as Yankees manager. Not that he doesn’t have the credentials.
In addition to nearly two decades of catching in the Major Leagues, he worked in the Miami Marlins’ front office under Derek Jeter, and served as bench coach for Team Italy during this year’s World Baseball Classic.
“I’m gonna express the way I feel and … if something’s wrong, I’m gonna tell you,” Posada said. “That’s the way I played the game. We wanted to win and we wanted to be there to do the right things. I’m very honest and that’s my probably my toughest thing with people. I’ll tell you straight up what’s wrong.”