Exactly one month ago, our own Andrés Chavez detailed the career of Charlie Keller. The Maryland native is one of the better hitters in the history of the Yankees, but he never got the proper praise for his performance after his career was over.
The amount of talent that’s put on a Yankee uniform is astounding, so one of the perks of our All-Supernova series is the chance to highlight great players whose stories have receded to the background behind those of countless Yankees legends. While they may not all be Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, these are players who were in their own way crucial to the history of the organization.