Gary Sanchez says his bothersome left thumb is OK. Aaron Boone agrees and hitting coach Marcus Thames insists it’s not an issue.
Well, if that’s the case, why has the All-Star catcher been in such a slump?
“He’s trying do too much,” Thames said before the Yankees hosted the Rays in The Bronx on Tuesday. “He’s getting out of the strike zone and we’ve got to get him back in the strike zone, so he can go back to being himself.”
Still, it’s hard to ignore the results since Sanchez was removed from a 12-8 win over Boston on June 30.