Ryan McMahon seemingly put his life on the road to report an out within the Yankees’ Recreation 3 win over the Pink Sox on Thursday evening. A minimum of certainly one of his teammates thought so.
“I thought he was dead,” mentioned Yankees catcher Austin Wells.
McMahon flew towards the Pink Sox dugout at full pace to trace down a pop fly within the high of the eighth inning to safe an out for Cam Schlittler’s historic efficiency. McMahon secured the ball after which flipped utterly over the railing, touchdown laborious on one of many visiting benches.
“I was so worried for him,” Wells mentioned after the Bombers win to advance to the ALDS in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays. “And then he bounced up and he was fine and I was like holy s–t, that was crazy.”
When the umpire ran over to sign out, Yankee Stadium erupted. It introduced flashbacks of Derek Jeter’s working catch into the stands in opposition to Boston in July of 2004, for each Yankee and Pink Sox followers.
McMahon was introduced over to the Yankees in a commerce with the Rockies primarily for his potential to choose it at third base, and he displayed precisely that on Thursday evening after he entered the sport within the high of the sixth as a defensive alternative.
“[I’ve] gone over the rail, shoot man, about four or five times now, yeah, I’ve done it before. [I felt fine afterward], the adrenaline keeps you going.”
For the 30-year-old, that is the primary time since 2018 — the final time the Rockies made the playoffs — the place he’s enjoying legit, significant baseball. The veteran is having fun with the journey early in October and is aware of the challenges are removed from over.
The 2024 All-Star hasn’t precisely torn the quilt off the ball since placing on the pinstripes. He slashed .208/.308/.333 with 4 homers and 18 RBI in 54 regular-season video games. McMahon additionally went simply 1-for-5 within the Wild Card collection in opposition to the Pink Sox as he platooned with Jose Caballero and Amed Rosario all through the three video games.
Nonetheless, the third baseman gave Yankee followers a play to recollect on Thursday evening.
