In what will probably be his last year with the Yankees, the only team he’s ever know, righty Ivan Nova has his foot on the gas.
In his latest case to become the Yankees’ fifth starter in 2016, Nova dropped a four-inning, four-strikeout performance against the Boston Red Sox Tuesday night at JetBlue Park, an evening where his fastball hit 93 miles per hour and he kept sluggers David Ortiz and Pablo Sandoval hitless.
“Awesome,” Nova said when asked to sum up the evening. “Feel really good. Had a good outing today. A lot of strikes, command of my fastball, good counts.