Dating back to its opening, Yankee Stadium has always counted the short right field porch as one of its most noteworthy features. Currently sitting just 314 feet down the right field line, lefty sluggers from Ruth to Maris to Jackson to Cano have taken aim at the friendly dimensions and impacted many games. Most of the recent Yankees lineups have not had the slugging left-handed option as they they have skewed heavily right-handed, but a recent trend in amateur talent acquisition has put several talented lefty hitters on the Yankees prospect radar.
Starting with the June 2019 amateur draft, the Yankees have used their valuable picks at the top of the draft to bring in left-handed bats.