Few parties around baseball, in all likelihood, are mourning the current state of the Yankees, other than their fans. But a sympathetic opponent could be found in the visitors’ dugout Monday night, when the Los Angeles Angels arrived at Yankee Stadium for a four-game series.
Yankees Manager Joe Girardi and Angels Manager Mike Scioscia were major league catchers for a combined 28 years. They are the two longest-tenured managers in the American League, and their clubs rank first and third in major league wins since 2002, when the Angels last won the World Series.