?Really Special..?: Struggling Yankees Outfielder Says Emotional Goodbye as Childhood Dream Comes to an End

It’s a dream for every athlete to represent the home city on the big stage. The outfielder?Harrison Bader?is one of them. Born in New York City, he dreamed of playing for the New York Yankees. It was fulfilled after his move from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Yankees in 2022. Though everything looked great, a sudden decision from the?Pinstripes ended Bader’s cherished dream. And the RHB is off to Cincinnati to complete his?MLB journey.

It all happened after the Yankees put Harrison Bader on the waivers. Bader was unaware of all this until a day before, so he did not respond to his future. But when things got clear, Bader spoke up about his departure. He was visibly emotional but praised his time in New York. Given that the decision was very sudden and strange, fans were unhappy, who reflected the same emotions in their comments.

Harrison Bader Reflects as His Childhood Dream Comes to an End

A few days back, Bader might have not thought about playing for any other team in the near future. It is because he was enjoying his dream of playing for the Yankees. But things have changed now, and he is not a pinstripes player anymore. Although it was not what the center fielder expected, he was still kind to his old team. He expressed the same love while reflecting on his time at the New York Yankees.

Bader while thanking the Yankees for giving him the opportunity said, “It just means so much to me to be a New York City kid playing in the Bronx for the Yankees and, yeah, it’s just really special for a lot of reasons,”

He cherished the pinstripes and added, “So there’s just a lot of good moments, and I’m just really excited because regardless of the situation, no one can ever take the fact that I put that uniform on, growing up in that city, which means a lot to me…. I’m just very, very excited and thankful for the opportunity and, man, that was special.”

Notably, Bader had a great start to the Yankees career. He played well in the postseason and scored five home runs. He continued the same run this season and even after a few misses, recorded a decent average of 0.240. Bader scored 40 runs, with 37 RBIs and seven home runs.

However, even after this, his effort fell short of satisfactory. And the Yankees chose to trade him for new players. And fans are not happy with the way the Yankees treated Bader.

Fans Criticized Unethical Treatment of Yankees Towards Bader

The Yankees fans are very demanding. They also called for changes in the squad. But they don’t want it to happen by sidelining the basic principles.

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And because the management did the same with Bader, fans are unhappy. By calling his goodbye message a lesson for all, fans have criticized the Yankees’ management in the following tweets.

Fans are unhappy about the move from the Yankees.

Fans are certainly met with surprise with the Bader’s sudden send-off but they have wished the player good luck for his time with the Reds. Given that there are many games yet to be played, will Bader be able to redeem himself and prove the Yankees wrong? What are your thoughts on this? Let us know.

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