PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Yankees didn’t bring Brett Gardner or Jacoby Ellsbury to Charlotte Sports Park on Tuesday, so that gave Joe Girardi a reason to hit Gary Sanchez second in the lineup.
And it’s becoming obvious the catcher will hit wherever he is in the order. He went deep again in a 10-6 loss to the Rays, sending one out to right-center off Jake Odorizzi. It was Sanchez’s fourth homer of the Grapefruit League season as he has shown no signs of slowing down after last year’s historic start to his career.
“He’s had a really good spring training,” Girardi said.