Pettitte’s agent, Randy Hendricks, told the Associated Press that Pettitte began informing some of his teammates of his decision Sunday, at which time Hendricks notified general manager Brian Cashman.
Jorge Posada said last week that he had been speaking with Pettitte on a weekly basis, but the catcher felt that Pettitte was more likely to retire than return. Still, he said he would continue to lobby his teammate with the hope of changing his mind.
Apparently, it worked.
“Players such as Jeter and Posada told him how much they needed him back, as did Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi,” Hendricks said. “Andy decided this weekend that he didn’t want to keep the Yankees on hold as they sought to determine their team for next year.”
Now that Andy is definitely coming back can we pull Phil Hughes from the table, please?
