After a defeat in the series opener, the New York Yankees came back with a bang in the last two games and clinched the series against the in-form San Diego Padres. Talking about the third game, it was a complete batting dominance from the Yanks that guaranteed them the win. But everything was not good for the hosts initially in the game, especially with their fielding. A comedy of error caught everyone’s eye.
The incident happened in the second innings that raised the eyebrows of every fan. Even though the Yankees did better in the third innings, fans still could not move from the poor fielding. Reacting to the embarrassing incident, fans have registered their views.
A Comedy of errors before a noble end for the New York Yankees
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It was a crucial game in the series, and every team wanted to win only. Given the importance of the game, the Yankees needed a better effort from the players. But it was completely missing and became the talking point of the contest. FOX Sports: MLB shared the clip of the incident involving the Yanks. The caption read, “It’s a Little League home run! Orange wedges and juice boxes for everybody!”
“It’s a Little League home run! Orange wedges and juice boxes for everybody!” 😂
(via @BallySportsSD)pic.twitter.com/yST2CQHLJK
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) May 28, 2023
Meanwhile, getting over this moment, the Yankees did well in the third innings of the game. They took Padres pitchers head-on to send the balls flying to earn seven runs in a single inning. This performance gave the Yankees’ defense a buffer, and with a helping hand from the offense at the end, the Yankees took the win with a score of 10-7.
Aaron Judge again shined for his team. The 2022 AL MVP scored two runs and an HR to finish with an average of 0.291. Apart from Judge, Harrison Bader had another solid game. His involvement in four runs helped the team immensely. For the Padres, Ha- Seong Kin scored three runs. The contribution from other players did not come enough for the win.
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Overall, it was a tough day for pitchers as they saw four home runs during the game. Gerrit Cole saw him hit home runs twice, and his involvement in the poor fielding made the day more difficult for him.
Fans find it the worse fielding display from the Yankees!
Notably, it is hard to believe that after a shocking defeat in the 1st game, the Yankees won the rest two games to win the series. Although the Aaron Boone-led team secured the series, their poor fielding received heavy criticism from fans. Here are a few sections.
Hard to believe this is Major League Baseball.
— Joseph (@jhga1094) May 28, 2023
What in the awful f*** is this?
— Rob Doney (@RobCrue) May 28, 2023
The Yankees, over the past 3 years have continually passed on adding a bat to "get better defensively." And they've kicked away three just this week not being able to field and fire the baseball. I dream of being as bad at my job as Cashman is at his while having tenure.
— Dennis O'Brien (@DennisJOBrien) May 28, 2023
$280 million just doesn’t buy what it used to.
— Jon Palmieri 21 (@DavidMoss21) May 28, 2023
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Blame Boonetard bc he didn’t start Ben at catcher
— CrustySock Puppet (@CrustysockP) May 28, 2023
It was a horrid display from the Yankees. It was their batting performance that probably saved the day for them. What will be the future course of action on this issue? Only time will tell!
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