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Reviewing the Yankees clutch time performance in 2021

Back in August, I reviewed which Yankees hitters were the best in high-leverage situations. At the time, Giancarlo Stanton was still receiving unwarranted criticism despite raking in high-leverage situations. Aaron Judge was not playing as we would normally expect him to, and Gary Sánchez was calm and cool in big situations. By revisiting this topic, we’ll get a good idea at why the clutch gene can be so difficult to predict. Will the best players be the best when it counts simply because they are talented? Or is there a next gear they can lock into that makes it undeniable they are indeed clutch?