On Saturday, Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, amid a near-perfect game, took an unusual step by intentionally walking Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers.
It was a strange scene on Saturday when New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole was flirting with perfection in the fourth inning when he stepped off the mound, flashing four fingers wide to point Boston Red Sox Rafael Devers toward first base.In an unusual show of respect, Cole intentionally walked Devers with the bases empty and one out in the fourth inning on Saturday.Devers glanced back at home plate umpire Marvin Hudson in confusion before tossing his bat aside.
'Devers' dominance was a key topic in the Yankees' pre-series meetings and manager Aaron Boone even mentioned that the team had considered intentionally walking Devers in unconventional situations. However, Boone felt that Cole was 'overthinking the situation' and would have preferred his ace to challenge Devers instead.'Once we scored the run , my preference would have been, 'Let's attack him,'' Boone said.
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