JUPITER Bill Melton Jersey , Fla. (AP) — hair Monday, a jarring sight for fans who recall he spent his entire playing career with the New York Yankees.But Posada switched allegiances to return to the majors, and he’s at spring training as a special adviser to his close friend and former teammate, Marlins CEO Derek Jeter.“Perfect timing,” Posada said Monday. “Derek approached me sometime in January and said, ‘Do you want to get back in the game?’ I said, ‘Yeah!'”Posada retired following the 2011 season, his 17th as a Yankees catcher. He spent the next few years focusing on family while living in Miami, and now that his son is in college and his daughter is in high school, he decided to help the home team.His job is loosely defined, which for Posada was part of the appeal.“He took some time off in retirement, and felt as though he wanted to get back into the game,” Jeter said. “This was a way for him to do it at his own pace.“He’s going to add a lot of value. I’m coming from an organization that valued ex-players. We want to bring that same vibe to this organization.”Posada, 47, gave catchers a tutorial Monday on how to make tags at the plate. He’ll be in uniform some and said he wants to work mostly with minor leaguers.“I’m looking forward to doing everything possible to have the kids move up and get them to the big leagues http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authentic-paul-konerko-jersey ,” he said. “That’s the main goal.”Newly acquired Jorge Alfaro, entering his second full major league season, also is expected to benefit from Posada’s tutelage.“We have a young catcher who’s growing, and we think he’ll be a tremendous asset for him,” president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. “He’ll assist our young players in learning what it means to be a champion.”Posada played on four World Series championship teams, and Alfaro said he has childhood memories of watching his new mentor on TV.When asked how Posada can help him, Alfaro grinned.“He can help me with everything,” Alfaro said, emphasizing the last word. “Pick something. He may get tired of me asking him a lot of things. Every time I see him, I’m going to have a question.”Posada is the latest addition to the Marlins with Yankees ties. Don Mattingly is entering his fourth season as manager, and since Jeter’s group bought the Marlins in late 2017, they’ve added vice president of player development Gary Denbo, director of player personnel Dan Greenlee and director of amateur scouting D.J. Svihlik. All have backgrounds with the tradition-rich Yankees.The Marlins, by contrast, haven’t been to the postseason since 2003 Early Wynn Jersey , when Posada happened to make the last out against them in the World Series.He believes the Marlins will win again because of their new boss — Jeter.“He’s a tough one,” Posada said. “He demands a lot. He wants this organization to be first-class. The way he played the game tells you a lot — no excuses, and winning is No. 1. He’s going to make this a winning organization.” NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Halladay won’t have a logo on the cap of his Hall of Fame plaque, and Mike Mussina wants some time before giving his opinion to the Hall, which makes the final decision.Halladay, who died in November 2017, spent 12 of his 16 seasons pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays and four for the Philadelphia Phillies. Mussina was with the Baltimore Orioles for his first 10 seasons and the New York Yankees for his final eight.Hall spokesman Jon Shestakofsky said in an email Wednesday the decision had been made for Halladay’s plaque to have no logo.“The Hall provides guidance to inductees as to which logo, if any, may be depicted on an electee’s plaque cap,” he wrote. “While the Hall of Fame has the final say as to which logo, if any, is included, we work with the electee to reach an appropriate conclusion. This family decision was made in concert with the Hall of Fame.”Manager Tony La Russa and pitchers Greg Maddux and Catfish Hunter are among other inductees with no logo.“We decided. We talked about it,” Halladay’s wife, Brandy Avisail Garcia Jersey , said after the news conference, flanked by her sons. “There’s no way to decide between the two teams, and I know we’ve spent the majority of our time in Toronto. Toronto gave us that chance, that base at the start, but Philly also gave us a chance to win and the passion that we wanted, and there’s no way to choose and so we decided that he’ll go in with no team.”During an August 2016 visit to Toronto, Halladay said he would go into the Hall as a member of the Blue Jays.“So much anger and vitriol in my mentions about the Halladay family’s decision to have his Hall plaque be logo-free,” Blue Jays broadcaster Mike Wilner tweeted . “Take a deep breath, everyone, and remember that Doc’s widow knew him better than anyone.”Mussina was annoyed when asked with the final question of the news conference.“Made it all the way through this whole thing — you gave him one last question,” he told Shestakofsky, who moderated the question-and-answer session.“I almost split my career down the middle with two organizations,” Mussina said. “Right now I couldn’t sit here and choose one or the other. They’re both instrumental in me sitting here. So, I think that we got a little bit of time here to talk it over with the Hall of Fame and with the people there.”