NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Brett Gardner #11 and Clint Frazier #77 of the New York Yankees in action against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Yankee Stadium on September 19, 2019 in New York City. The Yankees defeated the Angels 9-1 to clinch the American League East division. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Yankees fans should be fully prepared for Brett Gardner to start Game 1 over Clint Frazier.
First you steal the turtleneck, then you steal the role in the Yankees lineup.
Like many of his teammates, Brett Gardner has embodied the front seat of a roller coaster this season.