Jorge Posada Says Yankees No Longer Make Him Feel Welcome

WHO:

Fox News - Jorge Posada is a Yankees legend.

NY Post - Jorge Posada joined hosts Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman on an episode of *The Show*.

NY Post - Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman host *The Show*.

WHAT:

Bleacher Report - The Yankees retired Posada’s No. 20 at a ceremony.

Bleacher Report - Posada said he did not know what caused him to feel unwelcome and described revisiting his final season as “tough to go back and feel that again.”

Bleacher Report - Posada said, “I don't feel welcome when I go there,” including during spring training, and added, “I don't feel like they want me there, so I don't go.”

Bleacher Report - Posada said his final season was difficult because of how he handled things and how the Yankees treated him; he said, “I'd rather just move forward.”

Bleacher Report - Posada spent his entire playing career with the Yankees from 1995 through 2011, helping the team win four World Series titles.

Bleacher Report - Posada earned five All-Star selections and six Silver Slugger Awards.

Bleacher Report - Posada ranks ninth on the Yankees’ all-time home runs list and 14th on their all-time hits list.

Bleacher Report - In his final season, Posada primarily played designated hitter rather than catcher for the first time in his career.

Bleacher Report - Posada attended Yankees spring training ahead of the 2025 season and the team’s Old Timers’ Day that year.

Fox News - Posada said he does not “feel welcome” at New York Yankees games.

Fox News - Posada has five World Series rings and a retired number in Monument Park.

NY Post - Posada discussed issues he sees with the Yankees and whether the team has the right people in charge.

NY Post - Posada discussed whether he would be interested in joining the Yankees’ coaching staff in some capacity.

NY Post - The episode is identified as *The Show Ep. 224*.

WHERE:

Fox News - Posada said he does not feel welcome at New York Yankees games.

Fox News - Posada’s number is retired in Monument Park.

WHY:

Bleacher Report - Posada said the Yankees needed more attitude, adding, “They just gotta get a little angry,” and, “You’ve gotta play like that. You can’t be friends with everybody.”

Bleacher Report - Posada said in 2025 that the Yankees needed to change their mentality, calling for more attitude and a “chip on their shoulder.”

NY Post - Posada discussed why he feels the way he does about the Yankees; the article excerpt does not specify his reasons.

Yankees legend Jorge Posada says he doesn’t feel welcome at Yankees games, and that feeling keeps him away from spring training. Posada said his final season was difficult because of how he handled things and how the team treated him, adding that he’d rather move forward. He spent his entire playing career with New York, won four World Series titles, and had his No. 20 retired, and he also urged the Yankees to play with more attitude and a chip on their shoulder.