Aaron Hicks better not see the light of day in this Yankee lineup again this season. By the sixth inning in his first game in pinstripes, Harrison Bader was 2 for 3 with two RBI singles. He looked locked and loaded. Yes, Harrison Bader is lighting in up in the Bronx and I am hopeful he can carry us with his glove and his bat into the postseason.
"Bader, a native New Yorker who grew up near Yankee Stadium, had been on the 60-day injured list with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Bader last played in a game for St. Louis back on June 26. Bader batted seventh and played center field against the Pirates," wrote ESPN.
In what is being called as the Wrecking Ball lineup, skipper Aaron Boone believes this is the best Yankee team he has managed in his five year tenure. And he expects that if things align the way he hopes, the Yankees will take it deep into the postseason.
“If we get at least close to fully healthy, yeah, I think it has a chance to be,” Boone says. “Benintendi would be big—to get that other left-handed hitter and a solid defender. [Harrison] Bader should be back Tuesday. It has a chance to be a real complete team. Could be [the best]," reported Sports Illustrated.
Since launching the Wrecking Ball lineup, the Yankees are 5–2 , scoring 51 runs in those seven games, with Anthony Rizzo coming off the IL Sunday. Rizzo has been red hot both on the hot corner and in the batter's box. The Yankees could be set because playoff ball is about bats and bullpens.
Getting Bader back is another piece of the postseason puzzle. Sure, it is just his first game, but if this is any indication of what is to come with this guy, things are definitely looking up for the Yankees. Let's keep the forward momentum flowing, as we see guys like DJ LeMahieu and Matt Carpenter make their way back too. Bader is a great start to what the Yankees can be as they move closer and closer to the postseason.
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