With bullpen reinforcements ranking highly on the New York Yankees’ priority list, Brian Cashman may want seek help internally rather than externally.
May 15, 2014 — A day New York Yankees’ fans should not soon forget. The day in which a star was born and an unfamiliar face rose to prominence, all while the organization sat back and witnessed the happenings, not spending an extra penny in the process.
Dellin Betances, a native New Yorker who was destined to become the next frontline starter in the Bronx, solidified himself as one of the liveliest bullpen arms in baseball, kicking off a string of lethalness that has held true to this date.
The (then) 26-year-old, who had revived his minor league career as a viable bullpen option, took it to the Citi Field mound and struck out six of the seven batters he faced, wowing the 40,133 fans who were on hand witnessing the annual Subway Series.