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Kristen Wong

Announcers Were So Disappointed by Yankees Rookie’s ‘Inexcusable’ Play vs. Braves

New York Yankees rookie third baseman Jorbit Vivas reacts to getting tagged out by Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. in a brutal double play. | Screengrab on Twitter/ @awfulannouncing

Though the New York Yankees couldn't muster enough firepower in their 7-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night, the effort was there—mostly.

Yankees rookie third baseman Jorbit Vivas had an outing to forget after a particularly bad bit of base-running, which allowed the Braves to complete a double play in the third inning. With the Yankees down 3-0, Vivas tried tagging up from second on a deep fly ball by Cody Bellinger, but he didn't seem to be running that hard to get to third and even appeared to slow down at the end.

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