The recipients of this year’s Heart and Hustle Award were announced Tuesday. We know who definitely didn’t win for the Yankees.
Gary Sanchez’s backup, Austin Romine, received the well-timed league honor given out by the Players Alumni Association for a player’s “passion, desire and work ethic demonstrated both on and off the field.”
A night earlier, Sanchez clearly lacked the Heart and Hustle in the Yankees’ 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay, as he was thrown out in the ninth inning after trotting to first base. That was after Sanchez loafed his way to retrieving a wild pitch — while Jake Bauers, on second base, rounded third and took home plate because of the lack of hustle.