TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Decide wasn’t about to depart Florida empty-handed.
The Yankees captain related for his first Grapefruit League dwelling run of the spring on Saturday, launching a two-run blast within the third inning off the Phillies’ Jesús Luzardo.
Decide barreled a 95.6 mph Luzardo sinker over the left-field wall at George M. Steinbrenner Discipline, coming off the reigning American League MVP’s bat at 107.7 mph and touring a Statcast-calculated 381 ft.
It has been a comparatively quiet spring on the plate for Decide, who entered Saturday’s motion with three hits in 26 at-bats (.115), and simply two RBIs.
Decide has been including additional plate appearances in dwell batting apply, saying that he’d prefer to log 40 to 50 spring at-bats earlier than the crew goes north.
“I believe that may assist us begin April off slightly higher,” Decide mentioned earlier this spring.
The Yankees open the common season March 27 in opposition to the Brewers at Yankee Stadium.
