Its hard to know how the turning points of 2020s 60-game season will be kept in mind, however the Yankees are set for a set of significant ones.
” I seemed like each time I hit a home run, Jose Abreu hit one,” Voit stated of the White Sox slugger, who had 19 homers heading into Saturday. “Im not worried. If I win it, I win it.”
His double in the bottom of the fifth scored Aaron Judge from very first base and tied the video game. The Yankees had hoped both Stanton and Judge would be healthy and playing well by the playoffs after returning from leg injuries, however Stanton has been consistently ineffective before the two-bagger.
Gleyber Torres wasnt in the lineup Saturday. Hes in a 3-for-23 slide and has actually made two errors in his last three games, providing him nine on the season.
And Luke Voit struck his 22nd homer of the season and is set to lead the majors in that classification.
With four more hits in Saturdays 11-4 win over the Marlins in The Bronx, DJ LeMahieu put himself in position to win the AL batting title. His average is.359 entering into the final video game of the season. Tim Anderson of the White Sox went into Saturday hitting.337.
The Yankees got in Saturday with an MLB-high 47 errors, in addition to a. 976 fielding portion, last in the majors. LeMahieu made an error, offering the group 13 in seven video games.
Boone thought Frazier might have been extremely client in current days.
The Yankees need to learn who theyre playing in the wild-card round before they determine their 28-man roster, however Boone stated in a best-of-three series, the “most significant decision might come down to the number of pitchers you keep and the position gamers you need to pinch hit and pinch run.”
” Pretty damn cool,” Voit said of the prospective milestone.
He also stated it was possible they may keep 3 catchers.
” Nothing concerned my attention,” Boone said of the play, given Fraziers concussion history.
” Theres just been a handful of routine plays that have gotten away from him and thats ultimately gon na be the difference in between him ending up being a really great defender out there, “Boone said. Im confident hes gon na play well and has the ability to play it well. I always feel like Gleyber has a propensity for when it matters most, playing his best baseball and certainly thats whats ahead of us.”
With 4 more hits in Saturdays 11-4 win over the Marlins in The Bronx, DJ LeMahieu put himself in position to win the AL batting title.” I felt like every time I struck a home run, Jose Abreu hit one,” Voit said of the White Sox slugger, who had 19 homers heading into Saturday. Luke Voit, DJ LeMahieuPaul J. Bereswill, N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg” Everybody wants this year wouldnt have actually been so weird, “Voit said.” We have an actually great defense, “Voit said.” Theres simply been a handful of regular plays that have gotten away from him and thats eventually gon na be the difference in between him ending up being a really great protector out there, “Boone stated.
Supervisor Aaron Boone stated if they complete off the achievements, “theyre big offers and things that ought to be celebrated.”
LeMahieu won the 2016 NL batting crown with the Rockies and would become the first player in modern-day baseball to win it in both leagues.
Giancarlo Stanton went into Saturday in a 1-for-19 funk with 11 strikeouts and two walks– in addition to having gone hitless in 11 at-bats.
Luke Voit, DJ LeMahieuPaul J. Bereswill, N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg” Everybody wishes this year wouldnt have actually been so strange, “Voit stated.” Youve got to just roll with it. I did what I might this year.”
” We have a truly excellent defense, “Voit said. … We need to make plays.
Clint Frazier went 0-for-3 and has just one hit in his last 21 at-bats. He whiffed three times and appeared to take a ball off the back of his helmet when he took a base in the 6th.
Hell join a list of Yankees home run champions that includes Babe Ruth– among lots of others if he holds off Abreu.
And he admitted he questioned the number of he would have struck in a 162-game season.
” Ive constantly admired the Babe,” Voit stated. “Its awesome company. He struck 700 home runs. That suggests I need to strike 150 a year to capture up to him.”
