Yankees part ways with Harkey, Chapman as coaching staff reshapes

The New York Yankees began reshaping their major-league coaching staff on Tuesday, parting ways with longtime bullpen coach Mike Harkey and first-base/infield coach Travis Chapman in the wake of the team's exit from the 2025 season last week in the American League Division Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, a team source said. The moves are the first in what the club and observers expect could be a broader offseason retooling.

Harkey, a fixture in the Yankees organization across two stints that included the 2009 World Series run, had served as the club's bullpen coach since 2016 after an earlier tenure from 2008 to 2013. Chapman joined the major-league staff in 2022 after several assignments in the Yankees' minor-league system and had primary responsibility for infield defense and first-base coaching. Team officials characterized the departures as part of a review of coaching roles following the club's postseason shortcomings.

The decisions reflect areas of clear statistical weakness during the 2025 campaign. New York's bullpen posted a 4.37 ERA in the regular season and a 6.15 ERA in the playoffs, and finished the year among the lowest-ranked relief units in baseball. The...