The 2023 Yankees season largely has been one to forget for players and fans alike. On Friday night, it was starting pitcher Carlos Rodón’s turn to endure a particularly rough evening.
In Rodón’s final start of the year, against the Royals, one of the worst teams in baseball at 55–105, the left-hander got shelled. He failed to record a single out before getting pulled from the game and ended up getting charged with eight earned runs on six hits and two walks.
To make matters worse, Rodón struggled to maintain his composure on the mound, even when interacting with members of his own organization. After Rodón already had given up four runs on 22 pitches, he was visited on the bump by Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake, but Rodón appeared to snub Blake, turning his back on him and seemingly gesturing for the coach to return to the dugout.
