3 Yankees who won't be back after blowing Wild Card game

3 Yankees who won’t be back after blowing Wild Card game

Oct 5, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) pulls starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wildcard game at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jun 18, 2021; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) talks with third base coach Phil Nevin (88) during the sixth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /

Phil Nevin, 3B coach

If Boone is not brought back by the team, then it is without a doubt that his coaching staff won’t return either. But when it comes to third base coach Phil Nevin, he did not do himself any favors in the AL Wild Card game.

In the sixth inning, the Yankees finally got on the board thanks to a solo home run by Anthony Rizzo. After Aaron Judge reached on a single, Giancarlo Stanton hit a long and high double off the Green Monster. The Yankees would have had two runners on base with one out. Instead, Nevin sent Judge to run home, but was thrown out by a mile thanks to a cutoff by shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

This has been a theme for the Yankees, who have been thrown out at home 22 times this season, which is tied for the most in MLB alongside the Kansas City Royals.

Not a great night for Nevin, that’s for sure.

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