Some players just don’t pan out when they got to New York and play for the Yankees. See Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano, and Jacoby Ellsbury. Currently, Sonny Gray is heading down that path.
After last week’s abysmal 2+ innings and 7 earned runs performance against the MLB-worst Baltimore Orioles, Gray was caught laughing while walking off the mound as he was mercilessly booed by the Yankee faithful. He was later replaced in the rotation by Lance Lynn. Gray has likely pitched his way out of pinstripes’ rotation for the remainder of the season.
Gray has not just been bad pitching at Yankee Stadium this year, rather he’s been awful.