BOSTON -- As Gio Urshela tries to explain the unexplainable -- how an all-field, no-hit player became a bona fide Bronx Bomber -- he has a twinkle in his eye.
Urshela says all the right things. He gives credit to the New York Yankees, his third organization in four seasons, for believing in him. He credits his Triple-A coach, Phil Plantier, and his major league hitting coaches, Marcus Thames and P.J. Pilittere, and he talks about better pitch selection and adjustments to his mechanics as responsible for unleashing an unexpected level of production at the plate.