In explaining why he would never play for the Yankees, Red Sox pitcher Hunter Dobbins was quoted as saying that his father was twice drafted by the team, signed after the second selection and was traded to the Diamondbacks. But there appears no verification that any of that happened.
In a Boston Herald story posted on Sunday before Dobbins made his first start ever against the Yankees, the 25-year-old right-hander was quoted as saying, “If the Yankees were the last team to give me a contract, I’d retire.
Boston Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins found himself at the center of unexpected controversy this past weekend, not for his performance on the mound, but for a story rooted in family lore.Ahead of hi...