Gary Sanchez can’t press a rewind button and return to square one during spring training. The proof of his fruitless and injury-plagued regular season appears in the box scores. It’s unerasable.
But the 25-year-old catcher has been given the opportunity to make up for lost time in October, and on Saturday night, the Yankees were handsomely rewarded for their unwavering faith in his abilities.
With two monstrous home runs worth four runs, Sanchez spearheaded the Yankees’ offense en route to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the ALDS at Fenway Park.