The 2023 season for the Yankees has been a “disaster,” as general manager Brian Cashman called it recently, and fans saw that storyline continue during the first inning of New York’s game against the Rays on Sunday.
Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena singled to first while he was at bat, then two hitters later, he decided to steal second. Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka attempted to throw him out at second, but overshot the throw.
This gave Arozarena a chance to run to third, where the ball was then thrown to third baseman Oswald Peraza, who couldn’t get ahold of the ball.
Arozarena made it all the way to home to score the Rays’s first run of the game, all because the Yankees had two major throwing errors.
"Wow" is right. pic.twitter.com/5X2xfMubKk
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 27, 2023
Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon is seen in the video mouthing “wow,” and that’s exactly how all the fans watching the game felt. Here’s some of the social media reaction to the Yankees’ rough play.
The Yankees are embarrassing... pic.twitter.com/19lhu3P4I8
— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) August 27, 2023
Just ugly from the Yankees pic.twitter.com/pcIjwDSW6h
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 27, 2023
Yankees fans, most days over the past few weeks ...
— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) August 27, 2023
"Well, at least this has to be rock bottom"
"OK, this is rock bottom"
"This? Please"
"(sigh)"
NARRATOR: There was no rock bottom https://t.co/3me26ky4OL
I’m going to tell my kids about the 2023 Yankees. 😌 https://t.co/FkmoWy6rve
— Taylor Jennings (@TayVictoria8) August 27, 2023
Yankee fans counting down the days till the cowboys kickoff pic.twitter.com/JC4dh3GoyS
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) August 27, 2023
You can pose all you want, Randy. The 2023 Yankees are an embarrassment. This is a little league homer. And Rodon showed up his defense with the “wow.” https://t.co/yBNSUhsMIL
— Eeth (@ItsMeEeth) August 27, 2023
“Why are Yankees fans so stuck in the past?”
— Madyson (@Majorleaguemadd) August 27, 2023
The present: pic.twitter.com/oCRqaoBxZj
Thank god the Yankees decided to focus on defense and athleticism instead of being good https://t.co/zUXh8YqTLN
— Hoodie Maybin (@HoodieMaybin) August 27, 2023
The Bad News Yankees 🤣 https://t.co/FvzXcxB8Pq
— Strosfan86 (@strosfan86) August 27, 2023
