Unvaccinated Yankees, Mets Players Can't Play in Home Games Under NYC Mandate

The same vaccine mandate for New York City private sector employers that has made Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving ineligible for home games will also apply to unvaccinated New York Yankees and Mets players this upcoming season, according to Dennis Young of the New York Daily News.

The city would not be carving out individual exceptions, despite the fact that mandates could shift with the state of the Pandemic. The mandate has no bearing on the fact that the baseball teams play outside.

Canada has restrictions on unvaccinated travelers and the Yankees were already facing the possibility of their unvaccinated players being unable to play in Toronto.

The Yankees still have a few unvaccinated guys, according to the manager.

It will be interesting, to say the least, how that situation unfolds. We will be watching that situation closely and seeing how it plays out. It is a concern.

Unvaccinated Yankees players would miss 92 games this year unless the NYC and Canadian mandates are lifted.

Jon Heyman @JonHeyman

Yankees would miss a chunk of the middle of their order if unvaccinated players can’t play in Toronto. Red Sox would be missing many more players. https://t.co/fzNtoRIdLo

The Mets would miss 83 games.

The city has to worry about the health of almost 9 million people, according to the New York Daily News.

One of the Yankees might be impacted by the mandates. When asked about his vaccine status on Tuesday, he denied it.

Andy Martino @martinonyc

Brian Cashman said yesterday that some (unidentified) Yankees who were unvaccinated last year are vaccinated now. Aaron Judge happened to be at podium as today’s news was breaking, and declined to say whether he is vaccinated.

It would be a huge blow for the Yankees to have Judge for only 70 games this season. Unvaccinated players could avoid the potentially unpleasant situation by getting the vaccine.