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Yankees' Domingo German Says He Has 'Left Baseball' in Cryptic Instagram Post

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German wasn't likely to play in 2020 with 63 games remaining on a suspension under MLB's domestic violence policy.

Now it appears German may not be returning to the game at all, announcing in a cryptic Instagram post Friday that he has "left baseball":

Bryan Hoch

Domingo German needed to sit out 63 more games, which wasn't possible in a 60-game regular season. MLB has said that he would have been permitted to be activated for the 2020 playoffs, since he already missed the '19 postseason.