12 players you totally forgot were Yankees

By Ryan Morik | Apr 27, 2020

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 01: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Kevin Youkilis #36 of the New York Yankees in action against the Boston Red Sox during Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on April 1, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Red Sox defeated the Yankees 8-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

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Richie Sexson

Sexson spent four years each in Cleveland, Seattle and Milwaukee. He low-key was one of the game’s better home run hitters for a few years, hitting at least 29 home runs seven times in an eight-year stretch from 1999-06.

In the midst of an injury-riddled 2008 season, with the Yankees on the verge of missing the postseason for the first time since 1993, the Yankees acquired Sexson from the Mariners. The 6-foot-7 first baseman was hitting .218 with a .691 OPS at the time he went to the Yankees. His stint in the Bronx however, wasn’t great. He did drive in Bobby Abreu in his first Yankee at bat, but he hit just one home run in his 22 games with the club. To be fair, it was a grand slam.

He did, however, post a boastful .371 on-base percentage, his highest since 2003.

Sexson was designated for assignment in August of 2008, a rough end to a not-too-shabby career. He racked up 306 home runs in his career and drove in 943 runs. His .851 OPS would be the 70th-best out of the 162 position players in the Hall of Fame. He had a better OPS than Reggie Jackson, Eddie Murray and Dave Winfield.

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