On Opening Day, everyone exhaled. Gary Sánchez put the ghosts of his disastrous 2020 season to rest in the second inning, plating the Yankees’ first two runs of the year with a bomb off Hyun Jin Ryu. Another home run in their second game of the season confirmed it— The Kraken was back.
Or so we thought. The remaining 160 games included a lot more strikeouts and ugly defensive lapses than home run magic. After two consecutive disappointing seasons, many fans have seen enough. However, moving on is easier said than done.
How Good is Gary?
Sánchez finished 2021 batting .