BALTIMORE – Slumping New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has been temporarily benched by manager Aaron Boone, who hopes the rest will help the slugger regain his stroke.Sanchez is mired in a 3-for-28 funk that's dropped his batting average to .130.
He was not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Baltimore and might not be back in action for a while.“I kind of deliberated on it a lot last night and just feel this is the way I need to go right now," Boone said Sunday morning. “Hopefully a day off or two or however I decide to do it here can help get him going."Boone discussed the move with Sanchez, who would have preferred to work his way out of the slump while on the field.“Gary wants to play.