Andy Pettitte threw a ceremonial, first-pitch strike Tuesday, but despite that, he will not be suiting up to augment the Yankees’ rotation.
, the Yankees have added a baseball lifer who played the game at a high level to help their players — just as they did earlier this month by adding Sean Casey as hitting coach.
The Yankees have long wanted Pettitte to work for them, but the COVID-19 pandemic complicated the process. Originally, the club wanted the lefty to talk and work with minor leaguers, but general manager Brian Cashman called recently, asking Pettitte to help out the big-league club.Pettitte had been coaching his sons in high school in Texas. His youngest, Luke, just graduated and will play at Dallas Baptist. So, the timing was right.
Pettitte will work behind the scenes. He will not be in uniform in the dugout, but will be around the club “as much as I can,” he said. The reunion happened quickly, and he had arranged various plans over the next few months before signing. His deal extends through next season, when he intends to be around the team more.
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