During the Yankees’ thrashing of the Cleveland Guardians last Tuesday, Willie Calhoun had an extremely impressive at-bat where he fought off quality pitch after quality pitch. In general, the former non-roster invitee Calhoun is off to a poor start in his first 17 plate appearances of the season, but this at-bat proved how he has been able to maintain such a low strikeout rate throughout his career. It was one of those at-bats where you knew if the pitcher made a mistake, the hitter would make it pay. Now, let’s jump into it.
Pitch 1 (0-0 count)