Four New York Yankees players are currently battling for a couple of spots in the team bench to start the season. The Bombers are expected to open the 2021 campaign with a four-man bench, and backup catcher Kyle Higashioka and outfielder Brett Gardner have two spots pretty much locked up.
That leaves a couple of spots for outfielders Jay Bruce and Mike Tauchman and infielders Derek Dietrich and Tyler Wade. The Yankees have a difficult decision to make in the upcoming days, and Bruce can opt out of his deal on March 25.
Tauchman is viewed as a flawed batter and didn’t have a good 2020 defensively, either.