MLB.com posted a supercut of Yan absolutely going the hell off in Dominican Winter League games back in 2024, and similar spring training highlights abounded on team-affiliated social media in 2025. Jefry Yan was asked about being booed by the Cleveland crowd:"I don't think about that. Yan has real star quality, but he has also spent 12 years fighting to claim a tenuous grasp on a very difficult and very marginal job. Yan, much more literally than anyone else in his highly fungible cohort, is dancing along a knife's edge. "I told [batters]: When you hit your home run, enjoy it, do what you want," Yan told Passan back in 2025.