Andy Pettitte Returns To New York

Andy Pettitte was a member of the core four that included Derek Jeter, Jorge Posoda and Mariano Rivera.

The left-hander was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1990 Major League Amateur Draft. From 1995 -2003 he was a member of the New York Yankees where he spent fifteen seasons where he had 219 wins to 127 losses. “according to https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pettian01.shtml. During his time in New York Andy Pettitte was also a member of five World Series Championships that included victories over the Atlanta Braves in 1996, the San Diego Padres in 1998, the Atlanta Braves again in 1999. In 2000 the New York Yankees defeated their crosstown rival the New York Mets and in 2009 New York defeated Philadelphia to win the World Series.

The retired after the 2013 season as the Yankees' all-time leader in strikeouts (2,020). He also is tied with Whitey Ford for the franchise lead in games started (438) and is third in wins (219) and innings (2,796 1/3). “according to http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26076470/yankees-name-andy-pettitte-special-adviser-gm

Andy Pettitte may not be playing on the diamond anymore. However, he has a new role in the Yankees organization as the special advisor to general manager Brian Cashman. The team made the announcement Monday, although it is unclear what Pettitte's role will be within the organization.”according to http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26076470/yankees-name-andy-pettitte-special-adviser-gm