New York keeps calling Clippard back

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NEW YORK — At the time, Tyler Clippard didn’t have a proper grasp of the situation. To him, May 20, 2007, was just “another game.” But nearly 10 years later, some of Clippard’s friends and family are still talking about his Major League debut with the Yankees, which came in the Subway Series.

So it was fitting that Clippard’s return to the Bronx Bombers on Monday night also came in Queens. Traded to the Yankees from the D-backs on Sunday, the right-hander was activated the following day and pitched a scoreless seventh inning in the Yankees’ 6-5 win over the Mets at Citi Field.

“I keep leaving and they keep calling me back to the city,” said Clippard, who appeared in 32 games for the Mets last …

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