Yankees make bold Ryan McMahon decision that affects Amed Rosario against Athletics
Aaron Boone is making an interesting change.
Yankees make bold Ryan McMahon decision that affects Amed Rosario against Athletics originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Amed Rosario started in Ryan McMahon's place at third base last night, even though the New York Yankees faced a right-handed starter in Aaron Civale of the Athletics .
Yankees manager Aaron Boone clarified that Civale has reverse splits, and the move ended up paying dividends. Rosario clobbered two home runs, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to propel the Yankees to a 5-3 win in the series opener. “Not necessarily.
There are certain matchups I like him in,” Boone told MLB. com's Bill Ladson about the possibility of Rosario facing more right-handed pitching. “There are a number of lefties coming up, so competition is always a good thing.
” Usually, Rosario only starts or makes pinch-hit appearances against lefties. Today, Boone is trying something new. Rosario is in the lineup again, but so is McMahon.