Hunter Dobbins inserted himself into the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry in a bizarre way this week. It did not work out for him. The Red Sox pitcher made his first start against the Yankees last weekend,

Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins made some headlines prior to his first career start against the Yankees last week when he said he’d rather retire than pitch for New York.

The 25-year-old pitcher said his dad was drafted twice by the New York Yankees, but a report called those claims into question; he tried to correct the record Wednesday.