Every week on the Aflac New York Yankees Show, we will be spotlighting current or former Yankee players and coaches with a series of awards. From defensive gems and milestones to walk-off home runs and clutch saves, if a Yankee does something important, you’ll hear about it on our show.
AFLAC Amazing Athlete: Spencer Jones stole the show during the Spring Breakout all-prospects game against the Toronto Blue Jays, twice connecting on home runs during a 9-1 victory that showed he could end up a left-handed version of Aaron Judge.
Atlas Fence All-Star: Anthony Rizzo may not get the attention of other Yankees, but in his first 25 spring training at-bats he proved he is ready for the season as he piled up 12 hits with two home runs, two doubles and eight RBIs
CNY Sealing and Paving Defender: With Gerrit Cole sidelined, Nestor Cortes Jr. steps up and will be the Opening Day pitcher for the Yankees when it meets the Houston Astros March 28 at Minute Maid Park.
Holbrook Heating and Air Conditioning Archive: When Sports Illustrated did a preview of the Major League Baseball season 40 years ago (1984), the cover had….Yogi Berra, back with the franchise for his second stint as a manager 20 years after his first resulted in an American League pennant.
Byrne Dairy/Mooney Marketing Community Corner: Fully acknowledging its place in pop culture, the Yankees are doing a giveaway of 18,000 bobblehead dolls of “Seinfeld” character George Costanza, who worked for the Yankees in the legendary sitcom, for the July 5 game against the Boston Red Sox.
Nye Automotive Big Bat: The Spring Breakout games involving the Yankees featured lots of strong performances including one from T.J. Rumfield, a first baseman who went two-for-two with a home run against the Toronto Blue Jayes.
Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists Star: Carlos Rodon pitched 5 2/3 no-hit innings during a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies, he was taken out of the game…by Joe Torre, the Hall of Fame manager spending some time in Tampa as a guest instructor for the team.
Wilkins RV Rewind: In the biggest development of spring training so far, Gerrit Cole was shut down and had his pitching elbow scanned. Though it doesn’t require Tommy John surgery, Cole will miss the start of the season and it could linger into May.
U.S. Army Rising Star: During the Spring Breakout game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Brock Selvidge took the mound and did more than just log innings, not allowing a run in his four innings of work and piling up eight strikeouts.