The initial Domingo German Rotation Participation era for the Yankees has ended.
“We just optioned him,” manager Aaron Boone said.
That’ll do it.
The Mets made German — in his 13th major league start — the losing pitcher in their 7-5 Subway Series-opening victory over the Yankees on Friday in The Bronx. So after addressing the righty’s struggles with mechanics and fastball command, Boone announced the move that puts Luis Cessa back into the rotation while German returns to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
“Definitely, it’s not what you want, right? You want to pitch up here,” German (2-6) said after the Mets went 5-for-16 against him in 3 ²/u2083 innings.