Alex Verdugo will be in left field when the Yankees open the ALDS against the Royals on Saturday night.
The outfielder told The Post after Friday’s workout at the Stadium, “I’ll be in there,’’ when asked about Saturday’s lineup.
Verdugo has had some success against Kansas City’s Game 1 starter, right-hander Michael Wacha and has been better in left defensively than Dominguez, who remains inexperienced in the spot.Yankees keeping Austin Wells at cleanup spot in ALDS despite brutal monthHe also hit well in the playoffs for the Red Sox during their playoff run to the ALCS in 2021, with an OPS of .835 over 11 games.
Jasson Dominguez, who suffered through some defensive struggles in September, will not be on the bench for the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS.The 21-year-old said after Friday’s workout he had not been told if he was playing Saturday.Dominguez hit four homers in his first eight games when he was a late-season call-up last year, but didn’t produce much at the plate this past September when given another shot.
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