On Opening Day, the starting left fielder for the New York Yankees will be Brett Gardner. However, the Yankees want to keep Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton‘s bats in the lineup whenever Gardner needs a day-off.
That’s why new first base coach and outfield instructor Reggie Willits wants to test Judge and Stanton’s comfort level in left field.
“It’s going to take some time to learn to do it,” Willits said to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. “It’s going to take time to see repetitions of a ball moving a certain way.