NEW YORK — A mysterious flashing light near the batter’s eye in center field had Yankees manager Aaron Boone shrugging his shoulders.
Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez called time out to point to the light flashing during DJ LeMahieu’s seventh-inning at-bat in the Yankees’ 9-1, series-sealing win at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night.
“I have not gotten the full explanation, though, so I have no idea,” Boone told reporters.
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LeMahieu’s at-bat ended with a fly out to right field, but memories of baseball’s not-so-distant past of cheating scandals came to the forefront on social media afterward.
Boston manager Alex Cora told reporters he wasn’t concerned about the light — whatever it was.
“It was a light, like a spotlight, coming from above the monuments [in center field],” Cora said. “They have the windows. There was a red light flashing in between pitches. Then it was white. But no big deal, to be honest with you. But (Vazquez) noticed it right away in the LeMahieu at-bat.”
Stadium security were seen in the area not long after Vazquez pointed it out.
“They said a red light was what they saw somewhere in the batter’s eye,” Boone said. “Gary (Sanchez) said something about it and that it happened to him when he was catching as well. I didn’t even know where it came from but they said there was a red light that flashed up there.”
From the Yankees after the win:
- The Yankees improved to 2-1 on their shortened five-game homestand...are 7-3 in their last 10 games (since 7/4-Game 2) after losing seven of their previous eight games (6/25-7/4-Game 1).
- Have won each of their last three series after losing their previous three...have won or split 18 of their last 25 series since 4/20 (15-7-3).
- Are three games into a stretch of playing 10-of-12 games (7/16-29) and 13-of-18 games (7/16-8/4) vs. the AL East (2-1 so far).
- Yankees starters have posted a 1.98 ERA (54.2IP, 12ER) and 59K in their last 10 starts...have allowed 3R-or-fewer in each of those starts.
- Yankees batters hit 3HR, their most since 6/29 vs. Los Angeles-AL (also 3HR)...have hit multiple home runs in three of their last four games after doing so just once in their previous nine games (6/30-7/10).
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