With the Yankees recent off a 5-2 loss to the Cubs, Aaron Decide had no real interest in discussing his newest milestone on Saturday.
“I honestly got nothing to be honest. Would have been great if we got a win today to do something like that,” Decide, by no means one to indulge in his personal success, stated shortly after crushing the 350th dwelling run of his profession. “I’ve been surrounded by a lot of great teammates, been on some good teams, so they really put me in the best position to go out there and perform at my best. So it’s really just a shout out to all the teammates I’ve had over the years.”
The 2-run shot, hit off Cubs reliever Brad Keller within the ninth inning, made Decide the quickest participant ever to achieve 350 longballs. He wanted simply 1,088 video games to take action.
Mark McGwire held the earlier document, although it took him 1,280 video games to get there.
“He’s definitely a legend,” Decide stated of the previous Athletic and Cardinal, who was related to performance-enhancing medication throughout his 16-year enjoying profession.
Decide stated that he’s spoken to McGwire, a fellow Californian, over time, although they haven’t mentioned hitting in an excessive amount of element. They first related when Decide broke his rib in 2020, as McGwire’s son was coping with the identical damage.
They talked about how Decide healed and have stored in contact since.
“He’s been great over the years,” Decide stated.
Decide has been fairly nice as nicely. With a 3-for-4 efficiency on Saturday, the All-Star and reigning MVP is main the league with a .358 common and a 1.204 OPS. He additionally has 81 RBI.
His 35 dwelling runs, in the meantime, are second in baseball – Seattle’s Cal Raleigh has 38 – and essentially the most ever by a Yankee previous to the All-Star break.
“I don’t know what to say about it,” Aaron Boone stated, “because I just think he’s playing in a different league, really.”
