The manager of the New York Yankees, Aaron Boone revealed this Tuesday who will be the Mules’ starter for the third game of the American League Divisional series against the Kansas City Royals, giving the challenge to Clarke Schmidt to take the ball in a transcendental match for the aspirations of those from the Bronx.
The announcement was made by Boone during a press conference hours before the team travels to Kansas City, where they will play the third and fourth games of the series tied 1-1 at Kauffman Stadium.
According to the New York driver, Schmidt is the most qualified to open the gametaking the lead over other renowned pieces such as the Dominican Luis Gil, who finished with the best numbers of his career during the regular season (15-7, 3.50 ERA)
“I feel like he is the right player for that game (Schmidt). “I have a lot of confidence in what both (Gil and he) can contribute,” Boone said when prioritizing Schmidt above the Hispanic player.
He later talked about the starter’s growth and everything he can do to help the Yankees achieve victory.
“I feel like he loves pitching and everything that comes with it… It’s been great to see him improve every year.”he added.
Additionally, he also confirmed Jon Berti again as the starter at first base, as happened this Monday, which marked the first game of his stay in the Major Leagues covering first base and which aroused multiple criticisms from fans who considered that Boone was ” experimenting” in a postseason game.
Regarding Schmidt’s regular season, the right-hander did not pitch for a significant part of the season due to a shoulder injury. Despite this He saw action for 85.1 innings in which he left a 5-5 record with a very good earned run percentage of 2.85.
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