ATLANTA — Aaron Decide is now aspect by aspect with Alex Rodriguez.
Up subsequent, Yogi Berra.
Decide drilled his 351st profession residence run Sunday in a 4-2 win over the Braves at Truist Park.
It tied him with Rodriguez for sixth all time in Yankees historical past.
“Just an incredible honor,” Decide stated. “Particularly rising up watching A-Rod for thus a few years, watching him do what he did in pinstripes, he’s a legend. Probably the greatest to ever play.
“It’s pretty cool, but there’s more to come.”
If he stays wholesome, Decide might quickly cross Berra (358), with Joe DiMaggio subsequent on the record at 361.
Franchise icons Babe Ruth (659), Mickey Mantle (536) and Lou Gehrig (493) prepared the ground for essentially the most Yankees residence runs.
Decide’s 351st got here within the first inning Sunday, an opposite-field blast off Braves right-hander Grant Holmes.
It was his thirty sixth residence run of the season, behind solely Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (38) within the majors.
Max Fried and Cam Schlittler seem like within the clear from their respective harm scares after getting by throwing classes this weekend.
Schlittler, who was pushed again due to biceps soreness, got here out of his Saturday bullpen session feeling good and is lined as much as begin Tuesday in opposition to the Blue Jays.
Fried, who left his most up-to-date begin final Saturday with a blister, accomplished his personal bullpen session Sunday morning, clearing him to begin Wednesday.
“He should be good to go,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “Feel good about it.”
A day after drilling a game-winning grand slam, Trent Grisham was out of the lineup Sunday, with Boone wanting to assist him handle the hamstring difficulty that he has been taking part in by since injuring it in Toronto practically three weeks in the past.
“It’s lingering,” Boone stated. “I think he’s doing well with it. I think he’s finding a little bit of an extra gear. But it is something he’s dealing with a little bit.”
Spencer Jones continued his monster tear since arriving at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, crushing two extra residence runs Sunday to present him 10 in 16 video games since being promoted from Double-A.
Jones, who might be the Yankees’ greatest commerce chip over the subsequent week and a half (assuming they don’t need to transfer prime prospect George Lombard Jr.), is batting .426 with a 1.422 OPS at Triple-A.
