To steal a line from Bobby Bonilla of all people, Travis d’Arnaud, even in the game of his life, couldn’t knock the smile off Aroldis Chapman’s face.
Did you see how the Yankees’ closer appeared practically bemused late Monday night, having just served up a game-losing, three-run, ninth-inning homer to the former Mets catcher, who drove in each and every Rays run Monday night in the Yankees’ 5-4 loss to their top American League East challenger at Yankee Stadium?
That didn’t change inside the Yankees’ clubhouse, as an upbeat-looking Chapman exchanged a few remarks with his teammate Luis Cessa before getting dressed and dutifully addressing the media.