It wasn’t too long ago when there was a seemingly intense “battle” between Jay Bruce and Mike Tauchman for the final spot on the Yankees’ bench. Now, just a little under three weeks into the 2021 season, Bruce doesn’t even play baseball for a living anymore and Tauchman has barely touched the field. Whether you were invested in the spring training competition or not, we can come to the obvious conclusion that the storyline between the two was overblown.
Before the regular season began, I wrote about Tauchman and previewed what his 2021 season could look like.