Tyler Wades bat never gave the Yankees muchuntil recently, anyway.Whatever value Wade provided through his first four Greg Zuerlein Jersey big-league seasons came from his defensive versatility and quick legs. With a .190/.274/.301 slasher from 2017-2020, he was hardly an offensive threat.Wade began this season with much of the same, posting a slash line of .224/.283/.265 through his first 53 plate appearances. Those 53 trips to the plate, however, came acro s 52 games. A useful pinch-runner and defensive substitution, Wade rarely saw a full games worth of at-bats. He was optioned to Triple-A on July 5.His demotion didnt last long, though. The Yankees recalled Wade on July 8 when right-hander Michael King injured his finger. He started in left field the following day against Houston and picked up his first double of the season. Wade has been hitting ever since.Wade owns a .322/.412/.407 line in 27 games and 69 plate appearances since his call-up. He has never been a power hitterhes still waiting on his first homer of the yearbut the 26-year-old does have five doubles over that stretch. He has also stolen eight bases since Joseph Noteboom Jersey July 9, contributing to the Yankees . I love it. Its a different part of the game, Wade said Saturday of the Yankees sudden quickne s on the base paths. Anytime I can do that, or its Brett Gardner or Andrew Velazquez , even Aaron Judge is now stealing bases. So yeah, its been fun, thats for sure.But speedand versatilityhas always been part of Wades game. Its the hitting thats new, at least at the big-league level.Scroll to ContinueWade is a .286 career hitter at Triple-A, but he usually received consistent at-bats at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Those were harder to come by in the Bronx John Franklin-Myers Jersey , but recent injuries to a handful of outfielders and infielders Gleyber Torres and Gio Urshela have created openings for Wade. Urshela was placed on the injured list on Aug. 3; Wade is slashing .455/.526/.576 with nine runs, four doubles, three RBI, five walks, eight strikeouts and five stolen bases in Los Angeles Rams Jersey the 15 games since then. Wades most recent performance, a two-hit, one-RBI showing in New Yorks win over the Twins onSaturday, raised his season average to .278 and his OBP to .355. Those numbers are higher than Torres and Urshelasand Wades 97 wRC+ surpa ses Torres mark of 91though Wade has seen far fewer games and brings next to nothing in terms of slugging.The often-unheralded utility man has been able to make an impact on the Yankees lineup lately, nonethele s. Ramik Wilson Jersey He said getting consistent at-bats has a lot to do with that. Those will become scarce once the Yankees get healthy, but this recent stretch has also boosted Wades conviction at the plate. Just more opportunity. Obviously, seeing stuff fall, confidence, Wade said when asked what he attributes his recent succe s to. But yeah, I would just say being in the lineup more often and being in the flow of the game. Thats about it.MORE:
