Chris Young suffered the ultimate embarrassment during a New York Yankees intrasquad game on Monday.
According to multiple Yankees beat reporters, Young was the only player to strike out during the intrasquad game. But there’s a catch: He struck out against the pitching machine!
In case you were wondering: Chris Young was the only player to strike out against the pitching machine in the Yankees' intrasquad game.
— Mark Feinsand (@FeinsandNYDN) March 2, 2015
The machine must have had its A+ stuff Monday, because it held A-Rod hitless in two at-bats.
I don’t know what to say for Young. If he can’t even make contact against a machine, how’s he supposed to handle a live pitcher who is mixing up multiple pitches and locations?
Young actually hit well with the Yankees after they picked him up at the end of the season, leading them to sign him to a one-year, $2.5 million deal. Of course, strikeouts have always been an issue for Young. He fanned a career-worst 165 times in 2008 with the Diamondbacks, and he has averaged a strikeout every 3.9 at-bats throughout his career. Maybe he should ask the talented Matt Joyce for advice on hitting off pitching machines.
