NEW YORK -- Trent Grisham was in the New York Yankees' lineup for their Sunday night showdown against the Los Angeles Dodgers because Juan Soto remained out with forearm inflammation. He was batting fifth, despite an .083 batting average, because manager Aaron Boone wanted a left-handed bat in the middle of the order and valued Grisham's ability to punish fastballs with the hard-throwing Tyler Glasnow on the mound.
Yankees fans didn't care for any of that, making their thoughts clear in the sixth inning with a pointed "We want Soto!