Aaron Decide busted out of the longest homer-free stretch of his profession in an unlimited means on Friday.
His seventh-inning grand slam dug the New York Yankees out of a gap in opposition to the Boston Purple Sox, giving the Bombers a 5-4 victory.
When prodded by reporters to disclose his emotions on breaking his 16-game energy drought, Decide claimed to haven’t any clue what they have been speaking about.
“Was it 16 video games?” the 32-year-old slugger requested.
“Oh, I didn’t actually know that,” he replied after receiving affirmation. “Nevertheless it’s simply one other day. I actually don’t give attention to hitting homers — don’t give attention to any of that. I bought a job to do.”
Decide did an amazing job of deflecting together with his reply, however one in every of his teammates wasn’t shopping for the act.
“I don’t find out about that,” Friday’s beginning pitcher, Clarke Schmidt, stated about his captain’s feedback, per the New York Submit’s Mark W. Sanchez. “… Decide, he’s very conscious of stuff like that.”
Whether or not or not Decide was pretending he didn’t understand how lengthy it had been since his final homer is irrelevant to followers, although. They’re simply ecstatic to have a win over the Sox and Decide again within the long-ball column.
One other private accolade Decide would absolutely say he doesn’t take into consideration is the AL MVP Award. As Decide’s lack of energy endured, the media began extolling Kansas Metropolis Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., seeding the bottom for a doable upset within the MVP voting.
Decide’s grand slam may shut such speak down for good. He now has 130 RBI to go together with a ridiculous 1.143 OPS. Witt has 99 RBI and a .975 OPS — nice numbers, however not near Decide’s output.
“I’m simply attempting to do my factor,” Decide stated.
And that factor he does may simply earn him a second MVP in three years.
