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Yankees make rare good gesture to scouting staff during pandemic

Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees pumps his fist after fielding a groundball hit by Luis Castillo #1 of the Florida Marlins (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

The Yankees became one of very few MLB teams to help their scouts on Friday.

So many of the tales from MLB front offices in 2020 have been bleaker than words, and we’ve been accustomed to unadulterated cruelty all the way down the line. Sadly, the Yankees are no exception.

The team certainly does not get a pass from us for the way they severed their minor-league relationship with Staten Island, which has opened them up to litigation.