Yankees' Ryan McMahon problem is getting worse
This is getting bad in a hurry.
Yankees' Ryan McMahon problem is getting worse originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's the time of year when you want to write struggles off as a small sample size.
But at some point, now or later, they've got to be recognized as a real problem. The New York Yankees are starting to approach that point with Ryan McMahon. In his second-to-last at bat on Wednesday night, in a key spot, McMahon grounded meekly into an inning-ending double play.
His last at bat featured whiffs on 3-1 and 3-2 to end the game, a 3-2 loss to the A's. McMahon is now 2-for-26 this season. He has struck out 13 times, which you can do the math on -- half of his at bats have ended in a punch out.
MORE: Yankees outfielder once battled ostrich in 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest The only saving grace is that McMahon has walked seven times, including once on Wednesday night -- but with the way he's hitting, pitchers need to just throw him as many strikes as possible, because he's doing no damage whatsoever. His two hits are both singles, too. It's been a total whimper in the early going.