CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 30: Erik Kratz #38 of the New York Yankees warms up prior to Game Two of the American League or National League Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on September 30, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
Yankees 2020 legend Erik Kratz has chosen not to play in 2021, and the team should be on the phone already.
The Yankees were going to have a difficult time fitting quasi-coach Erik Kratz onto their roster again in 2021, but luckily, the man himself stepped in on Friday night to solve that.