Justin Lane/EPA, via Shutterstock
Every day is fraught with worry for the Yankees. They made no trades at last week’s deadline. Their rotation is ordinary, their bullpen exhausted, their lineup crumbling. When Gio Urshela fouled a ball off his right thigh in the sixth inning Sunday night, the most predictable thing happened a few moments later: a foul off his left shin, of course.
“I was going up and down the dugout saying, ‘He’s going to hit a home run right here, it’s just bound to happen,’” Aaron Judge said. “The whole crowd was chanting his name.