Yankee Stadium is notorious for being a hitter-friendly ballpark. However, despite constructing a lineup ideally suited for their home field, Yankee Stadium also hurt certain Yankee pitchers in 2015.
A week after making his Major League debut, Yankee first baseman and beloved prospect Greg Bird hit his first big league home run, followed by his second two innings later. Both came off of Twins pitcher Ervin Santana, who was not at all pleased after surrendering the two homers. In fact, rather than blaming himself and his poor pitching skills (he had a 4.