The veteran first baseman entered Monday riding a 13-game on-base streak to continue what has been a steady and strong start to the season despite a number of moving pieces around him.
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson and Harrison Bader have all spent time on the injured list, and yet the 33-year-old Rizzo was starting Monday night against the Blue Jays for the 41st time in the Yankees’ 43rd game.
“The fact that Rizz has been so consistent for us and just come up so big for us in winning games [has been big],” manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s been a stabilizing force for us through it all.” During the past week alone, Rizzo hit .444 with a 1.315 OPS, earning him American League Player of the Week honors.
“What makes him such a tough at-bat is his ability to go the other way, his ability to launch, to spoil pitches,” Cole said. “He can damage you, he can batting average you, he can run your pitch count up, he can walk. And his ability to adapt and change his plan from pitch to pitch like great hitters do. There’s just so many different tools in his tool belt. He’s just such a complete player.”
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