BOSTON — Last weekend in New York, rookie starter Hunter Dobbins added some fuel to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.

Dobbins told the Boston Herald he would rather “retire” than play for the Yankees, citing how his father, Lance, had been drafted twice by the Yankees and traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Dobbins’ Texas Tech bio and his bio in the Red Sox media guide make note of his father’s career.

On Tuesday, the New York Post reported that Lance Dobbins had never played for either organization.

On Wednesday, Dobbins addressed the story about his false claims.

“My feelings (on the Yankees) and all that, they’re based off of my personal experiences and nothing to do with growing up or family,” Dobbins said. “And also it’s a rivalry, so we’re just having some fun. Jazz (Chisholm Jr.) got into it too, and we had a good time about it.

“The whole backstory, stuff that I had heard growing up, and seen pictures from my dad — at the end of the day, it’s just from my dad, and what kind of grew my love for the game. But at the end of the day, I don’t go and fact check my dad or anything like that.”

Dobbins said he wasn’t surprised by the stir his comments made.

“Not really, this is a great rivalry,” he said. “It’s two cities that have a long history together. Anything that’s kind of in the news that goes with both of them is going to turn into a story. It just adds to the game and we just have to embrace and kind of keep rolling.”

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