Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins says he would retire before signing with Yankees ahead of rivalry start

Hunter Dobbins will toe the slab for the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx on Sunday night as the squad faces their AL East rival New York Yankees The only time Dobbins ever wants to pitch at Yankee Stadium is for the road unit My dad was a die-hard Red Sox fan the -year-old right-hander advised the Boston Herald And I ve noted it before that if the Yankees were the last gang to give me a contract I d retire CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIts only right Dobbins was drafted by Boston in the eighth round of the Amateur Draft out of Texas Tech given his loyalty to the franchise He even declared he wasn t as attached to the Red Sox as his father was but I think out of disdain for the Yankees I watched anybody but them RED SOX'S WALKER BUEHLER OFFERS 'EMBARRASSING' PERSONAL ASSESSMENT AFTER DEBACLE AGAINST YANKEESThere have been plenty of times in professional sports where players and subsequently their relatives change alliances they ve had throughout their lives because they now play for a specific club Dobbins hopes that he can have a long career with the Red Sox and not have to worry about a prospective Yankees contract But no one truly knows how their career will shake out There was one Yankees sportsman though that Dobbins tipped his cap to even in current times Can I say all of them but Andy Pettitte he responded when requested who his least favorite Yankee was Andy Pettitte and my dad were really good friends This is Dobbins first season with the Red Sox where he s had seven starts out of his nine appearances In innings Dobbins has given up earned runs for a ERA with strikeouts to walks He also has a WHIP Dobbins finds himself in position to help his Red Sox beat the Yankees in their first series of the year Boston took down New York - on Saturday night after getting to New York starter Ryan Yarbrough early The Yankees are in first place in the AL East at - while the Red Sox s triumph brought them to - Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter