When Ron Marinaccio made the Yankees’ roster in 2022, one of the main things that was noted about him was where he was from. Born in Toms River, NJ, Marinaccio grew up a Yankees’ fan. However, references to the last Toms River native to play for the Yankees were flying around. Sure, there was maybe some reasons to think that he could be a solid piece for the Yankees, but mostly people were just thinking “Ah, that’s a nice story.”
Now a season later, Marinaccio has been and seems like he could be a lot more than that.