Jorge Posada spent his entire career as a New York Yankee and was a key member of four championship teams. The catcher’s No. 20 is retired and hangs in Monument Park.
But he no longer feels wanted by the organization.
Posada was a guest this week on The Show, a podcast hosted by New York Post baseball writers Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman. Sherman asked Posada if he had any interest in serving as a member of the Yankees coaching staff.
Posada was the bench coach for Team Italy during the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
“I don’t think they want me there, to tell you the truth,” Posada said. “I don’t feel welcome there. Even in spring training…I don’t feel like they want me there, so I don’t go.”
“Where do you think that flows from?” Sherman asked.
“I don’t know what happened. I’d rather just move forward,” Posada said.
Posada played his final season in 2011 and clashed publicly with the team and manager Joe Girardi about his transition to designated hitter. A former catcher, Girardi helped mentor Posada early in his career.
“My last season of my career was a really tough one,” Posada said. “It’s tough to go back and feel that again.”
“That’s terrible,” Heyman said. “If anyone should be welcomed back, it’s you.”
Posada was part of the Core Four with Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera – homegrown Yankees who helped the franchise win five championships and seven pennants from 1996-2009.
Posada hit 275 home runs and drove in 1,065 runs in 1,829 games with the Yankees. A five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger, Posada was the starting catcher for the team’s championship teams of 1998, ’99, 2000 and 2009.
Posada wasn’t on the postseason roster in 1996 when the Yankees won the World Series but received a ring.
Aside from his talents, Posada was renowned for his fiery leadership and holding teammates accountable, qualities Sherman believes the Yankees need. The franchise hasn’t won a World Series since ’09 and was swept out of the American League Division Series this year by the Tampa Bay Rays.
“I’m going to express the way I feel. If something’s wrong, I’m going to tell you. 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. That’s probably my toughest thing with people – I’ll tell you straight up what’s wrong,” Posada said.
