Justus Sheffield’s major league debut was up and down. On one hand, he loaded the bases and had some trouble finding the strike zone. On the other hand, he got Mookie Betts to ground into a game-ending double play to close out a win over the Red Sox. No real conclusions can be made about one inning at the very end of a Yankees’ blow out win. The young left-hander was pretty clearly nervous.
Either way, the outing won’t go on a list of best Yankee debuts, no matter how Sheffield’s career ends proceeds from here.