August was a magical run for the Yankees, led by the AL Player of the Month Gary Sanchez. A recently called up rookie catcher hitting .389, a .832 OPS, 20 runs, nine doubles, 11 home runs, and 21 RBI is the type of thing I’ll one day tell my children; similar to the way my father spoke of Reggie Jackson in the 1978 World Series.
It remains to be seen what kind of career Sanchez carves out for himself, following this monumental first big league taste. Let’s just hope it doesn’t lend itself to the type of performances he’s strung together over the past four games, where he’s gone an anemic 3-17.