Former Yankees (and a host of other MLB teams) outfielder Cameron Maybin announced his retirement via Twitter this past Monday. Although likely best remembered for bouncing around the league over a 15-year career and going the other way in trades for star players, Maybin was a key player for the Yankees in 2019. His stint in the Bronx is certainly worthy of a look back now that he’s decided to move on to, in his words, the “next chapter.”
The Yankees played the first weekend of the 2019 season with Aaron Judge in right field, Giancarlo Stanton in left field, and Brett Gardner in center field (Gardner was in for Aaron Hicks, who was unable to start the season on time due to a back issue.