Monday’s Yankees-Rays game ended when Gary Sanchez didn’t bust it out of the box on a groundball up the middle with the bases loaded and two outs. Yankees fans are livid with Sanchez’s lack of hustle, and with good reason—had he beat the throw to first, the game would have been tied.
But you know who does hustle? Sanchez’s backup, Austin Romine.
The tweet isn’t woefully ignorant of the timing, nor is it a shot a Sanchez. The Yankees just got really unlucky that Tuesday morning was when every team in baseball had to announce its Heart and Hustle Award winner.