Between the start of the 2020 season and this May, Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres looked as though they’d come out on the wrong side of a run-in with the Monstars. During that stretch, Gary had homered a total of 16 times compared to his 105 in the four seasons prior, while Gleyber had launched a measly five compared to his tally of 62 in his first two seasons as a Yankee. In those first four seasons, Sánchez slugged a combined .518, with Torres just behind in his first two at .511 — each among the league leaders at their own positions.
Examining the implications of the Yankees’ extended slumps
