A working day right after describing Yankee Stadium as a “Little League ballpark,” Rangers supervisor Chris Woodward ongoing to stroll again his remarks.
Woodward’s first dig arrived following Gleyber Torres hit a stroll-off residence operate to the short porch in appropriate field through Activity 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader, declaring it was “an effortless out in 99 % of ballparks.”
Even though Statcast disagreed, Woodward claimed afterwards on Sunday that he was joking ahead of stating on Monday he regretted his remarks.
“Probably bad text on my portion,” Woodward explained to reporters Monday. “I gave it a layup for a whole lot of individuals. But pay attention, I meant no disrespect, of course, to this area. And it’s of course a environment-class group, ballpark. I converse about it as normally being like 1 of my favorite places to come engage in, but I fully grasp why Yankee enthusiasts will get upset about it. That is why I appreciate them.”
Torres’ homer arrived off his bat at 106.5 mph and traveled an estimated 369 toes, which would have been a house run in 26 of 30 MLB ballparks, per Statcast.
The Rangers also benefited from a pair of homers to the quick porch on Sunday.
“I adore the town. The ballpark is probably a person of my beloved spots to arrive,” Woodward stated. ”They’ve acquired a shorter proper field. They often have. Honestly, it was back to the old park. And that is kind of what helps make this spot special in a ton of strategies. And hats off to Gleyber. Man, he hit that ball tricky.”
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