Where Yankees’ first base situation stands heading into Game 1 of NLCS
NY Post
The Yankees haven’t made a decision on Anthony Rizzo’s availability for the ALCS, as the first baseman gets treatment for the fractured fingers he suffered just a day before the regular season ended.
But somewhat surprisingly, they hardly missed him against the Royals in the ALDS, when Oswaldo Cabrera and Jon Berti played like veterans at the spot, despite having little to no experience at first base, and chipped in at the plate.
If Rizzo remains out in the ALCS, Aaron Boone said Saturday first base would continue to be a “fluid” situation.
That means more time for Cabrera and Berti, both of whom have played so little at the spot that they are both using someone else’s first baseman’s mitt.
Cabrera still has DJ LeMahieu’s glove and Berti said Saturday that while he’s had one in the past, he misplaced it and is using the glove of Brett Weber, the team’s director of advance scouting and a coaching assistant.
“It’s the first one I tried out,’’ Berti said. “And I really liked it.”