TAMPA – Just two batsmen in the exhibition season, Toronto’s Marcus Semian hit a ball into the shallow right field.
Aaron Judge ran and briefly saw that he was going to try a diving catch and George M. Most of the 2,637 fans at Steinbrenner Field were likely to come to spring training soon to recover from the idea of a right fielder, which would hurt him in history.
The judges, however, were cleverly drawn and let the ball fall into a single and the Yankees survived their first game of spring – seemingly – with no health issues.
While this may seem like a simple task, it has not been for the Yankees in recent years. And this season they are ready to field players like the judge.
So consider the 6-4 defeat on Sunday in seven innings as the Blue Jayes’ success.
Because if the Yankees end up where they intend to go, they have to go a long way to get there.
That’s why the judge – who missed all of last spring’s training with a fragmented rib he faced last season on a similar game he didn’t try Sunday – is in no hurry to get too much game action.
Not only that the judge and his companions were standing upright, there were some other promising signs.
Perhaps most notable came on top of the second, when Glieber Torres raced to his left and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Made a nice scoop of the grounder down the middle, turning it into an easy out.
Whether it was just a solid play from an inconsistent shortstop or a sign that Torres has actually made, as the Yankees had hoped, to start the corner defensively would not be known until then. Until the game starts counting down.
“During the offenses, I prepared myself to be more consistent on defense,” said Torsey. “I try not to worry about my defense since last year. It has already happened. I am now focused on getting ready for each pitch. I worked so hard during offseason and a few days of spring training to show confidence and try to play the game. “
Torres was another prominent Yankee who struggled with injuries last season, as did Giancarlo Stanton.
So Aaron Boon said that Stanton – along with recently signed Brett Gardner – would not play in a game until Wednesday night against the Blue Jays in Tampa, skipping against the Tigers on Monday and visiting the Orioles of Sarasota on Tuesday do.
However, the judge said he plans to play in Sarasota on Tuesday, as well as Wednesday night, as the Yankees come up with a schedule for the 28-year-old.
The judge said, “We will ease into this gradually.”
“We’re taking it slow right now,” the judge said.
Like Torres, the judge focused this offense not only on improving his production in his field, but also on his ability to stay on it.
“There were a few things with my swing that I wanted to change and be a bit more consistent,” Judge said. “And get my body ready for 162 [games] And the postman. This is one of my goals. “
Avoidance of injury has been an issue with the judge and he is hoping to eliminate that part of his resume.
The judge said, “Consistency is the biggest thing.” “And showing every day.”
Part of the show for the judge has been his interactions with fans – especially young people – by playing catches with him and signing autographs.
The two don’t have a knock in the world of COVID, but the judge did what he could on Sunday, bouncing the ball into the right-field stand after warming up.
“It’s tough,” the judge said of not being able to connect with fans. “I think I just have to let my game become a connection. put on a show. I think you can really do all this. … you’re old school and pretending to be fans. “
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