Jay Bruce made a nice play at first base to throw Cedric Mullins home in the first half of Tuesday’s 7-2 win over the Orioles at the stadium, and then hit his first Yankee homer with a shot on the right field line. to open the second half.
“It feels good to get the first one out of the way,” Bruce said of Homer.
When Bruce arrived at spring training with a minor league deal, he was confident that his swing would play well at Yankee Stadium and not just because of the home runs, as he hit on Tuesday.
“I don’t hit a ton of homers on the straight field line,” Bruce said. “You see there, a kick ball hit well, but really high, it can withstand 320 feet and it can be a home run. Listen, I played in big parks, small parks and every park exists right now. They all matter the same, no matter how far they go. ”
Bruce added that he would not target the short porch on the right.
“I don’t have to target him,” he said. “The risk is not necessarily worth the reward for me. I’m aiming for the barrel. ”