NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The timing couldn’t be worse.
With the Yankees fighting tooth and nail to stay in the AL East race, they can ill afford to have one of their best hitters go in the tank.
But that’s where Jacoby Ellsbury appears to be heading.
Mired in a brutal slump, the veteran outfielder’s bat will be a must if the Yankees are to overcome the first-place Blue Jays in the division or hold on for a wild card spot over the regular season’s final 19 games.
A career .289 hitter, Ellsbury is hitless in his last 21 at-bats and is batting just .