NEW YORK -- The Yankees headed north after Spring Training envisioning Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton as a lethal force hitting back-to-back, but now that they have seen what Didi Gregorius can do between those sluggers, manager Aaron Boone has no plans to dislodge his shortstop from the No. 3 spot in the lineup.
Leading the Majors in RBIs and slugging percentage, Gregorius extended his hitting streak to eight games on Tuesday against the Twins' Jose Berrios, driving in a run with a single in the third inning before chasing the right-hander with a two-run homer in the fifth -- his team-leading eighth long ball of the year.