boston red sox pitcher sonny gray He’s apparently eager to take on his new team’s biggest rival, saying he’s “happy to be in a place where it’s easy to hate.” Yankees,
The Red Sox well-traveled gray acquired in business with St. Louis Cardinals Last week, the durable pitcher was added to a starting rotation that was thin on options during Boston’s postseason outlast in New York.
Gray is already familiar with the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry after spending two seasons in the Bronx early in his career, and the three-time All-Star didn’t mince words when discussing his experience in New York.
“It was not a good situation for me,” Gray told reporters Tuesday. “It wasn’t a very good setup for me and my family. I never wanted to go there in the first place.”
This was obviously not the case for Gray with the Red Sox, who required the right-hander to waive his no-trade clause in order to complete his deal with the Cardinals.
He said, “What factored into my decision to come to Boston – I love going to a place now where, you know, it’s easy to hate the Yankees.” “It’s easy to go out and compete and go into it with full strength, full enthusiasm. I love the challenge.”
Gray struggled to a 4.51 ERA during his 41-game run with the Yankees in 2017 and 2018 — nearly a full run higher than his career numbers. New York acquired Gray in a blockbuster deal. Exercise Only to trade him after less than 18 months cincinnati redsWhere he began to revive his career.
“When that was happening, and we were in Oakland and doing business – it was a long time ago – I never wanted to go [to New York],” Gray said. “So then I was there, and it didn’t really work with who I am. …I just wasn’t me. I didn’t feel like I was allowed to go out there and be Sonny.”
Gray, 36, has a 3.58 ERA in a 13-year career with the Athletics, Yankees and Reds. Twins And the Cardinals. He joins a Red Sox rotation led by ace Garrett Crochet But it also includes some unproven candidates after the right hand brian bello,
Gray is the latest Red Sox pitcher to publicly say that he did not enjoy playing for the Yankees.
close stars aroldis chapman Said at the beginning of this offseason that he would “Retire on the spot” Before playing again for New York, he said he “faced a lot of disrespect” from Yankees management.
Gray, who is 66-50 with a 3.51 ERA in seven seasons since leaving the Yankees, admitted he has learned a lot from his time in New York.
“I’ve been a better baseball player, husband, from going through that experience,” he said.
Boston’s first series with the Yankees next season will be April 21–23 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox will play their first series June 5–7 at Yankee Stadium.
If he ends up pitching for the Red Sox in the Bronx, Gray indicated things would be different.
“This time, just go out and be yourself,” he said. “Don’t try to be anything other than yourself. If people don’t like it, it’s just who I am. It’s who I am, and I’m okay with that.”
