After a slow start to the season and his Yankee career, Corey Kluber had been very solid in the weeks prior when he took the mound in Texas on May 19th. He had put up a 2.39 ERA in his previous four starts, and there was hope he would continue that against one of his former teams.
Not only did he continue that good run, but nine innings later, he had written some new Yankee history with a no-hitter. It was the franchise’s first since David Cone’s 1999 perfect game. While it gave everyone who watched a fun memory, it was only part of his 2021 season with the Yankees, one that was in ways both good and a bummer.