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The Yankees are completely tone deaf on domestic violence

On February 2nd, Hal Steinbrenner gave an interview regarding the new season, and in particular, he defended the signing of closer Aroldis Chapman, the recent Cub, Yankee, and Red who was suspended 30 days last year in violation of MLB’s new domestic violence policy. In it, Steinbrenner says the following:

“‘He admitted he messed up,’ Steinbrenner said at Major League Baseball’s owners’ meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. ‘He paid the penalty, right? Sooner or later we forget, right? That’s the way we’re supposed to be in life.’”

After a brief uproar, Steinbrenner clarified to Newsday that he really meant “forgive” and not “forget”, but even if that is the case, the slip was enough to prove a point.