Oct 7, 2020; San Diego, California, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (19) is relieved in the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays during game three of the 2020 ALDS at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Did Masahiro Tanaka just lose the final start of his Yankees career? Yet again, the NYY have wilted with a lead in a playoff series.
It was on Masahiro Tanaka’s mind before his final regular season start in the road grays in Buffalo. His final debt of his seven-year contract in New York was about to be paid, and he admitted in the postgame that the gravity of the situation shook him up.