The New York Yankees completed a sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, and it included some highlights from a player whose time with the team might be near an end.
Infielder Pablo Reyes started at second base with Jazz Chisholm Jr. held out and made the most of the opportunity. Reyes scored the game’s only run and received some praise from manager Aaron Boone afterwards.
“To grab a run right there, especially Pablo,” Boone said, per Phillip Martinez of SNY. “Him starting it off, leadoff hit and coming around to score. We’re all excited for him.”
Reyes has struggled so far this season with the Yankees. He has a .194/.242/.226 slash line in limited opportunities with the team and could be poised for a cut from the roster as the team looks to make room for the return of Giancarlo Stanton.
“As someone at the end of the bench, Reyes’ spot on the team is in jeopardy,” per Martinez.
When asked about that looming possibility, though, Reyes noted that he tries not to think about it.
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“The way I look at it, that’s something I can’t control,” Reyes said after Thursday’s Royals game. “Movements like that, that’s for the front office. For me, what I can control is come in here, prepare every day the right way, work hard every day and prepare for opportunities like this tonight.”
With Stanton and Chisholm back in the lineup, the Yankees seem most likely to retain Oswald Peraza as their primary backup infielder. Stanton could return at some point in the team’s upcoming series against the Boston Red Sox.
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