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3 Yankees who choked the most in AL Wild Card game

By Ethan Lee

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 05: Manager Aaron Boone #17 takes out Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox during the third inning of the American League Wild Card game at Fenway Park on October 05, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 05: Manager Aaron Boone #17 takes out Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox during the third inning of the American League Wild Card game at Fenway Park on October 05, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images) /
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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
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 /

No. 2: Yankees third-base coach Phil Nevin made an error that proved pretty costly

In the top of the sixth inning, with one out, the New York Yankees had a runner on first and Giancarlo Stanton up to bat. The Boston Red Sox had a 3-1 lead and Stanton was looking to tie things up. But, just as he’d done in the first inning, Stanton bounced a single off the Green Monster.

Unfortunately for the Yankees, that baserunner happened to be Aaron Judge. By no means is Judge a bad player, he’s actually incredibly talented! But Judge isn’t exactly the fastest guy on the field.

And that fact came back to haunt the Yankees as Nevin told Judge to head on home.

Testing the Red Sox ability to complete a relay here ended up getting Judge tagged out at home and took away a chance for the Yankees to cut into Boston’s lead. As you can see, Judge had no shot at scoring here.

The Yankees could have had two men on base with just one out. But instead, Boston was able to prevent further damage from being done. Nevin’s choice to send Judge home cost New York here.

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