Hal Steinbrenner, the owner, managing general partner and chairman of the New York Yankees, said on Tuesday that the team won’t be parting ways with struggling starting catcher Gary Sanchez. He believes the “Kraken” will return to form in 2021. “We’ll get him back,” he said, per Bryan Hoch.
Aaron Boone, the New York Yankees’ manager, also said the right words: “I still have a ton of confidence in Gary Sanchez.” Yet, they didn’t show their confidence in the man throughout the playoffs.
Sanchez was regularly benched in favor of Kyle Higashioka. The trend started in the regular season and became more evident come playoff time.