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1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Yankees’ struggles at Tropicana Field run deeper than poor play on the field, according to a former MVP who once donned the pinstripes.
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who → run → pinstripes
Andrew McCutchen, who spent the final months of the 2018 season in The Bronx, revealed how struck he was by the roster’s visceral response to facing the Rays on their home turf.
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Try it free“When I came over, we went to [Tropicana Field] and I remember them all talking about how they just can’t beat the Rays in Tampa,” the 2013 NL MVP and five-time All-Star revealed Tuesday during an appearance on MLB Network, a day after the Yankees’ loss to the Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS put them on the brink of elimination.
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loss → spend → elimination
“That was always the thing that they talked about.
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they → talk → that
“I remember being like, ‘Dude, we’re a good team, let’s go, let’s win.'
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’s → ’re → ?
While the Yankees finished 2018 with the second-best record in the American League (100-62), they did not fare well against their AL East rivals.
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they → finish → rivals
Before McCutchen’s acquisition in August, the Yankees went just 1-5 at Tropicana Field before winning three of four in Tampa Bay in their second-to-last regular-season series of 2018.
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Yankees → go → 2018
Despite that strong finish, McCutchen said the club’s negative attitude toward the Tampa turf never wavered.
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attitude → say → turf
“We ended up winning…but that’s not the thing they think about, I know that,” McCutchen, 39, said.
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McCutchen → end → that
“That’s the cloud over their head.”
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That → ’ → head
Tropicana Field’s status as a house of horrors has been a consistent theme in 2026 once again, as the Yankees lost five of seven games at the venue during the regular season.
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Yankees → lose → season
After failing to catch the Rays in the AL East, the Yankees promptly disposed of the Red Sox in two games during the wild-card series — but the ALDS has been a different story.
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ALDS → fail → series
The Yankees’ performance across the first two games of the ALDS has been defined by an anemic offense and a barrage of sloppy play.
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performance → define → play
The Bombers managed just a single hit in Game 1, an eighth-inning double by Austin Wells, which was negated by the catcher’s ill-advised attempt to stretch the knock into a triple.
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which → manage → triple
Despite having Cam Schlittler on the mound and two homers from Ben Rice in Game 2, a comedy of errors sunk the Yankees in a 5-1 loss.
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comedy → have → loss
As the series shifts to Yankee Stadium for Game 3, New York will hope to kick off the difficult task of winning three straight games to advance — and McCutchen thinks his former club can pull it off.
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club → shift → it
Even with Aaron Judge still sidelined and the offense scuffling, McCutchen said the Yankees’ home field advantage gives them the edge.
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advantage → sideline → edge
“Going back to New York, they’re going to have a lot of fun.
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they → go → fun
They know being at home, in their home stadium, they’re going to bring it, those fans are gonna be loud,” McCutchen said.
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McCutchen → know → it
“I see them going and doing really well for those next two games.”
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them → see → games
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