Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is having one heck of a turnaround season with the bat. Among qualified major league backstops, Sanchez leads all of baseball in home runs (17), RBIs (33), SLG (.657) and OPS at .993.
And so on Tuesday, Sanchez did something only one other player to ever wear the iconic Yankee pinstripes did — hit 17 home runs in 37 games played. That man will forever be known as The Mick.
In 1956, Mantle hit 17 long balls in his first 37 games and finished the campaign with a grand total of 52 — which was the second most of his 18-year career (54 in 1961).