Yankees brush off Luis Severino 'two good hitters' comment

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The New York Yankees are brushing off recent comments from former teammate Luis Severino, who quipped last week that the Bronx Bombers "only have two good hitters."

The Yankees open a two-game series Tuesday against Severino and his current team, the New York Mets. Severino did not face his former team last month when the crosstown rivals played a two-game series in Queens, prompting multiple Yankees to jab Severino over a group text chain for being "afraid" of them.

"They talked s--- about me ... 'Oh, you're afraid of us,'" Severino told reporters last Friday. "I say, 'I'm not afraid of you. You guys right now only have two good hitters.'"

After their game…