TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 30: Masahiro Tanaka of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles poses for a photo during a press conference on January 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/Getty Images)
CC Sabathia wants to make sure current Yankees starter Luis Severino saw Masahiro Tanaka’s latest swings.
The Yankees, operating on a self-imposed shoestring budget following the DJ LeMahieu extension this offseason, chose Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon over Masahiro Tanaka instead of simply…doing all three things.
Unfortunate.
And we thought we were over it before we saw Tanaka working out and throwing in a Rakuten Golden Eagles jersey this week, which brought all the feelings back again.