TAMPA — Jacoby Ellsbury checked into Yankees camp Sunday morning at George M. Steinbrenner Field and didn’t notice an Opening Day lineup card posted without his name.
Standing in front of his locker, Ellsbury said all the right things when peppered with questions about where he fits into a Yankees outfielder that was crowded even before Giancarlo Stanton was acquired from the Marlins in December.
And while GM Brian Cashman said during the offseason the center field job is Aaron Hicks’ to lose, Ellsbury politely stated there is time to win back his old job.
“Every year you come in and compete.