The Win Probability Added stat is a good way to determine which plays and players had the most decisive impact on any given game. While if you look at any all-time leaderboard of WPA, you’ll find the greats of the game, in a single game, the backup infielder might lead the way.
Playing a key role in a game also tends to mean that you’ve either played for your team before, or will do so again. That’s not exactly the case for the three players we’re gong to talk about here. For fun, let’s take a look at the players who have put up the three highest WPAs in their one and only game as a Yankee.