TAMPA — A lot for being a defensive specialist.
Sure, Trent Grisham has continued to play top-notch protection in middle area, however he has additionally continued to swing a sizzling bat, making it tough for supervisor Aaron Boone to maintain him out of the lineup.
Grisham did it once more in a 4-0 win over the Rays on Sunday, making his third straight begin, when he led off the sport with a house run and later added a powerful, diving catch within the hole that was a double play.
“He’s been doing incredible things,” Aaron Choose stated. “Especially leading off the game with a homer and then making a diving play like that, he’s doing it all right now for us.”
After homering in back-to-back video games, Grisham has six house runs on the 12 months, nipping on the heels of Choose (seven) for the staff lead.
The left-handed hitter is batting .320 with a 1.093 OPS by means of 20 video games.
“He’s been so good,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated earlier than the sport when requested about Grisham batting leadoff for the primary time as a Yankee. “Obviously, love the way he’s playing all-around right now.”
The outfield performed tough at Steinbrenner Area all through the four-game collection due to a howling wind, however Grisham made it look straightforward.
Within the fifth inning Sunday, he fought the wind and ranged into the hole in right-center to rob Jake Mangum of a success on a slicing fly ball, quickly holding Max Fried’s no-hit bid alive.
Grisham then acquired to his toes and fired a strike to second base to nail Danny Jansen, who was attempting to tag up on the catch that as a substitute was a double play.
“Really good play,” Cody Bellinger stated. “Really windy and he did a great job of getting to the ball. Not only that, but picking up his head right away and making a great throw. It’s not easy to get up and make a perfect throw like that. Just a heads-up baseball player. He’s playing extremely well right now. It’s fun to watch.”
Grisham’s two-way play has compelled Boone to maintain discovering methods to get him within the lineup.
Sunday he acquired in there with Aaron Choose sliding to DH for Ben Rice, who was out with a bruised elbow, and Bellinger shifting to proper.
Within the earlier two video games, Grisham began with Bellinger and Jasson Domínguez every getting a time without work.
“The good thing is we have a lot of really good players and options out there right now,” Boone stated. “So try to continue to balance it the best I can, try to keep these guys all sharp and get them in there in the best situations possible.”
