MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Perhaps the most surprising thing about Brett Gardner’s dugout bat antics is that he’s stuck with it for so long. I thought it was going to be a one-off thing, but the Yankees’ longest-tenured outfielder has kept on doing it, breaking the gesture out in Saturday’s game, and miming it during roll call on Sunday. As Gardner’s bat pounding has become a routine act, other Yankees have caught on to the gesture, mimicking the motion after they get on base. Much like the “Thumbs Down” gesture of 2017, this has the potential to become a dugout fixture during the Yankees’ postseason run.
Around the Empire: Yankees News - 8/19/19
