CHICAGO — It ain’t over until it’s over, however Aaron Decide is now even with Yogi Berra.
Decide pulled right into a tie with Berra for fifth on the all-time Yankees residence run checklist, crushing the 358th of his profession on Sunday afternoon earlier than falling to the White Sox 3-2 at Charge Subject.
“To get an opportunity to tie one of many best, if not the best, Yankees in homers, it’s fairly particular,” stated Decide, who has 43 homers this season. “The best way Yogi performed the sport, what he meant to pinstripes, you knew how a lot it meant being a New York Yankee to him. I really feel the identical approach. I’m honored to put on this jersey, so it’s fairly cool to be on that checklist with him.”
Up subsequent is Joe DiMaggio at 361, although it’s going to take just a few extra seasons to achieve the remainder of the leaderboard of Lou Gehrig (493), Mickey Mantle (536) and Babe Ruth (659).
“It’s the corporate he belongs in,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “He’s definitely earned his approach into these rarefied air names with the profession he’s put collectively to this point.
“He’s nearly as good as we’ve seen on this era.”
It marked the second straight recreation and third in his previous 5 by which Decide has homered, an encouraging signal for the slugger, who has not discovered a groove in 24 video games since getting back from the injured checklist for a proper elbow flexor pressure.
Coming into Sunday, he was batting .218, however with a .856 OPS throughout the primary 23 video games of that stretch.
Decide got here inside just a few ft of hitting a second residence run on Sunday and passing Berra, however he settled for a double off the middle area wall earlier than scoring on Cody Bellinger’s double.
“I haven’t been getting on base sufficient for the fellows behind me just lately,” stated Decide, who has continued to function the DH whereas going by his throwing development in hopes of enjoying proper area once more in September. “Simply making an attempt to enhance a little bit bit there, so anytime I can get on the market and let Belli end it, it’s a great day.”
Decide’s six residence runs in August marked the fewest of any month this season, although the Yankees are hoping he’s on the verge of turning it on for a essential September as a springboard into the playoffs.
“Undoubtedly getting there — he’ll get there,” Boone stated. “He’s gonna discover his approach by there and you already know in some unspecified time in the future right here get actually scorching. … Some actually good at-bats from him at this time. A pair days in a row the place he’s left the ballpark. Hopefully that’s one thing that actually will get him going.”
