The CDC sent out a memo last night that says they are recommending that events with 50 or more people should either be canceled or postponed for the next eight weeks, which means we are not likely to see New York Yankees baseball anytime soon.
This is something we have genuinely never seen before, and this is something that I pray we never see again in our lifetimes. This virus has swept through the globe and altered the way we are living our lives. As New York Yankees baseball fans, we should be gearing up for the regular-season debut of Gerrit Cole.
We should be clamoring for 450-foot bombs from Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton. Instead, most of us are living in fear of what is going on in the world. However, let’s talk about something on the lighter side of all of this. While baseball being pushed back sucks for the sports fans in all of us, it’s not the worst thing in the world if you are a fan of the New York Yankees.
Injuries were stacking up
The New York Yankees have been littered with injuries throughout the entire spring. Aaron Judge was just diagnosed with a broken rib that could have kept him out of action for the foreseeable future. James Paxton had to have surgery, which was going to keep him out for the first two months of the season. Giancarlo Stanton was dealing with calf issues that were going to cause him to miss opening day.
Recently, Gary Sanchez was also dealing with some lower back pain that kept him out of a couple of games. The Yankees are such a deep and talented team, but all these injuries were starting to stack up. As fans, we were beginning to wonder what the first couple of months of the season were going to look like without some of the more prolific Yankees around. However, due to everything getting pushed back because of this horrific virus, we might not have to. As Yankee fans, we want to see the team at full strength when the season starts.
We want to see Aaron Judge in the lineup. We want to see Giancarlo Stanton in the lineup, and we want to see James Paxton backing up Gerrit Cole in the rotation. With the start of the season being delayed, the Yankees can now get the team back to full strength while the world deals with this crisis that is going on. I believe that this pandemic will eventually pass, and when it does, we are going to get to see the New York Yankees that fans have been dreaming about all season long.
A message to fans
Here at Empire Sports, we are going to continue to try to put out as much content as we can for the sports nuts out there who are going to go crazy for a while. I’m starting a new article series that will go through the Yankees minor league system, but we know it won’t replace watching the game that we love.
This is an incredibly difficult time for everyone, and I pray that everyone is staying safe and staying healthy during this difficult time. I encourage everyone to stay informed with all of the updates that are going to be coming your way surrounding this virus.
On the bright side of all this is the fact that when this whole thing passes and baseball starts up either in May or June, we will get to see the Yankees team we’ve been looking forward to seeing all winter long. Stay safe Yankee fans, and when the season does start, let’s enjoy this teams march towards the franchise’s 28th world championship.