A sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium needed Josh Naylor to know that whereas Gerrit Cole could be his son, they’re the Cleveland Guardian DH’s daddy.
Naylor’s house run celebration in Game 4 of the ALDS garnered consideration for being considerably unusual and considerably unique, in an odd manner. After hitting a solo house run off of Cole, Naylor rounded the bases whereas pretending to rock a child and calling the Yankees ace his “son.”
The celebration backfired when Cleveland misplaced and had to return to New York for a decisive Game 5. By the time Naylor made it to the plate within the second inning for his first at-bat of the evening, Yankee followers have been desirous to let him hear it, chanting “Who’s your daddy?”
Naylor flew out to proper subject in his first at-bat in opposition to Nestor Cortes, and the chants started as quickly as Aaron Judge gloved the ball. They started once more when he grounded out to the shortstop within the third inning. In the sixth, the followers booed him as he walked to the plate, however they began again up when he lined out to left.
Naylor completed 0-for-4 on Tuesday evening’s elimination sport.
“It’s fun,” reliever Clay Holmes stated. “The crowd definitely showed up. It was a fun crowd tonight, they brought energy and they had our back. It was nice to play in front of them and get a big win here.”
Cole stated he didn’t see the celebration on the time. But as soon as he did, he didn’t appear very impressed.
“Yeah, whatever. It’s cute,” Cole stated Sunday evening at Progressive Field. “It wouldn’t have bothered me in the moment and it just is kind of funny.”
Naylor could be the present topic of the Bronx’s ire however this specific chant was a convention throughout the road again when the crew was nonetheless enjoying on the outdated stadium. Yankee followers chanted the identical factor at former Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez within the 2004 ALCS. Of course, the Red Sox ended up profitable the sequence and finally went on to win the World Series as properly, snapping their 86-year drought.
Maybe Yankee followers may have higher luck with it this yr because the crew is shifting on to the ALCS with a 5-1 win to remove the Guardians.
“The fans brought the energy tonight,” Judge stated. “From the very first pitch, they were on it. They were loud and they were screaming. They made it a fun atmosphere tonight in a winner-take-all.”
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