ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Area scouts don’t often get to see their work in person in a major league ballpark.
That’s what made the Yankees’ 3-1 win over the Rays Wednesday night at Tropicana Field so special for Steve Kmetko.
Damon Oppenheimer, the Yankees VP of domestic amateur scouting, brought many of his scouts together for this three-game series. They were able to have meetings by day and catch games at night.
It’s a way of building morale and now that the Yankees are relying more on younger players, it’s a way to see the fruits of their labor paying off.