Make New York Post a Preferred Source LAS VEGAS — During an offseason in which many former players and coaches have beaten up on the Yankees, Brian Cashman has tried to speak with all of them to hear them out.
That now includes Jorge Posada, who recently said on The Post’s baseball podcast, “The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman,” that he does not believe the Yankees want him around and he does not “feel welcome.”
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Cashman said Tuesday he was surprised to hear those comments but that he has since spoken with Posada, the four-time World Series-winning catcher.
“He is welcome,” Cashman said during the general managers meetings at the Aria Resort and Casino. “I did obviously have those conversations with him. But I think also in the world we live in today, which is a different world than obviously when Jorge played, everybody’s got a platform. There’s a lot more podcasts, social media, a lot of things are existing now in this world that didn’t exist then. So, a lot more opinions can be projected. That comes with the territory.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman speaks with the media during the MLB General Managers Meetings on Nov. 10, 2026 in Las Vegas. Getty Images “Jorge wants us to be great. We want us to be great. Unfortunately, we have been good but we haven’t been great, and that’s the trick of trying to figure out how to get from good to great.”
Posada was the latest ex-Yankee to pile on in the aftermath of the club’s ALDS loss to the Rays, marking another year gone by since its last championship in 2009 (which Posada was a part of). The criticism also came from CC Sabathia, Anthony Rizzo and Joe Girardi, ranging from citing a lack of accountability to the current players no longer understanding what the standard of the Yankees is.
Jorge Posada participates in batting practice before Old-Timers’ Day on Aug. 9, 2025 at Yankee Stadium. JASON SZENES/ NY POST Cashman previously indicated that none of the issues Sabathia, Rizzo or Girardi brought up were the main reason for their early playoff exit.
“Winning is hard,” Cashman said. “I try to also remind people how difficult it is. There are a lot of great teams we have put together that we were all a part of that fell short. I remind any of the former players who are looking at when we are letting our fans down by not playing up to our capabilities or falling short of our dream or our hopes, it might not look good or it might look like we’re not checking all the boxes. That’s what losing looks like. It’s as simple as that. It’s not because the care factor isn’t there or because the work’s not going on behind the scenes.”
“If somebody has got some good, constructive suggestions of how to get there, then I’m open minded. I’m not shy.”
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Aaron Boone has consistently invited Posada and other former players to camp every spring, but when the former catcher was asked about potentially helping the Yankees, that is when he brought up not feeling wanted.
“We value our present, but we also value our past,” Cashman said. “That’s why, in Jorge’s case, he’s invited every spring. He’s invited to Old-Timers’ Day. He did my daughter’s show … ‘Story of My Number,’ which I appreciated him doing.”
