Playoff hero Pettit joins Yonkers as advisor (Source)
NEW YORK — No one has won more October games than Andy Pettit, which makes this The fan-favorite left-hander makes for an ideal club and could also help the Yankees get ready for the playoffs.
MLB.com confirmed Sunday that Pettit is returning to the Yankees as an advisor. News of Pettit’s return was first reported by NJ Advance Media.
11 Pettit, 20, will serve as an advisor to head coach Aaron Boone, supplementing input from pitching coach Matt Black and other pitching coaches at the club.
Pettit is back in the organization and he pitched from 153-531 and again from 2003- ” season), followed by the recent hire of hitting coach Sean Casey, who played years in
Likewise, Pettit is believed to be playing some, but not all, games for the major league clubs. Pettit and his family live in Texas.
However, whatever time Pettit can offer, the numbers are valuable. He’ll work with a pitching staff led by ace Gerrit Cole (a self-proclaimed Pettit fan) and lefties Carlos Rodon and Nestor Cortez, who started Sunday in minor league rehab for Hartford’s Double-A Somerset team. As four players on the Yankees celebrating five World Series titles, Pettit set a career record for a 44- 3. He holds the postseason records for wins (13), starts (11) and innings pitched (153 2/3).
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