Empire Sports Media · Dec 28, 2020
Yankees’ Gary Sanchez expresses frustration over 2020 benching
After a disastrous season that saw him slash .147/.253 /.365 over 49 games during the 60-game season, with a career-low 69 wRC+, New York Yankees‘ catcher Gary Sanchez found himself on the bench come playoff time. He had lost his starting job to career backup Kyle Higashioka.
It was a massive fall from grace from one of the best hitting catcher of his generation. Those days were difficult for Sanchez, seeing how a career 55 wRC+ hitter took important at-bats in the postseason while he watched from the bench.
Sanchez talked to ESPN’s Marly Rivera from his Dominican Republic home, and opened up about his 2020 experience with the Yankees.