Saturday’s loss to the Rays was an event in more ways than one. Luke Voit and Gary Sanchez were both hit, in the same inning no less, by Yonny Chirinos. The previous game, Gleyber Torres was hit by Casey Sadler, and it bruised the young shortstop enough that he sat out Sunday’s finale in Tampa.
I’ll admit that I have been paying more attention to Yankee hit-by-pitches after what happened to Aaron Judge last year, and it sure has felt like the Yankees have been nailed more than previous seasons.