MLB

Yankees dump strength coordinator, who expected more ‘loyalty’

BOSTON — The Yankees continued to shake up their support staff by informing strength and conditioning coordinator Dana Cavalea he will not be brought back for the 2014 season.

Earlier this month, the Yankees eliminated the position of advance scout/head video coordinator, which was held by Charlie Wonsowicz, a Staten Island native who worked 21 years with the Yankees.

Late in the season, longtime professional scout Ron Brand was informed he wasn’t being brought back in 2014.

Cavalea was the strength and conditioning coach for the past seven seasons, taking over in May 2007 when Marty Miller was fired in the wake of multiple leg injuries to Chien-Ming Wang, Mike Mussina and Johnny Damon. Cavalea was told the Yankees were going in a different direction with the position and let go last Friday.

“The Yankees were nothing but great to me, but there is a dissatisfying taste here about how things transpired. I have been there a long time. I felt there would be more loyalty,” Cavalea told The Post.

Although the Yankees suffered a vast amount of injuries in 2013, it’s hard to dump them all in Cavalea’s lap.

Curtis Granderson suffered a broken right wrist and fractured left pinkie getting hit by pitches. Mark Teixeira required tendon surgery in the right wrist after suffering the injury hitting off a tee during the World Baseball Classic camp. Kevin Youkilis required lower back surgery.

Alex Rodriguez’s quadriceps problem started when he was in the minor leagues rehabbing from hip surgery. Derek Jeter’s leg issues stemmed from ankle surgery after the 2012 season. Travis Hafner’s shoulder injury was nothing new — he dealt with that since he was with the Indians.

“The injuries this year were not hamstrings or quads. Jeter came back and had a re-fracture. These are not injuries based on conditioning or training,” Cavalea said. “I do appreciate my time there. I understand it’s a business and that’s what happens.”