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Didi Gregorius is on the rise. The New York Yankees no. 18, Didi Gregorius has nearly 60 homers and 200 RBI this season, making the Yankees' fans stop missing their former No.2 Derek Jeter.
During Yankees' Tuesday night, April 24, game against the Minnesota Twins, Gregorius, 28, recorded three hits, including a homer and three RBI, securing an 8-2 win in the game.
#StartSpreadingTheNews yankees win great start by ???? going 6strong innings ????bullpen???? ?? with a solo homerun then a 2run homer and ?????? with a solo homer .. All around great game!! WHAT A GAME!!
— Sir Didi Gregorius (@DidiG18) 25 April 2018
#spreadthenews yankees great game started by Severino and clutch 3run by #birdmachine ..... The Bird is the word over and out
— Sir Didi Gregorius (@DidiG18) 23 September 2015
Though Gregorious has never liked the likes of being superior to Jeter, having never answered on replacing Jeter at shortstop, his teammates believe that Gregorius is on a different level.
CAPTION: Didi Gregorius and Derek Jeter SOURCE: NJ"We don’t even bring him up anymore,"
Yankee's pitcher CC Sabathia said, referring to the CEO of the Marlins Marlins Jeter.
"Didi has been that good."
While Gregorius still believes that there's a lot of room to improve.
There’s never a satisfaction,”
said Amsterdam, the Netherlands born Gregorius.
“There’s always room to get better. That’s what they told me. Why try to slack off when you can work hard and get better?”
Gregorius continues to get better and better, transforming into one of the game's best shortstops. While the game changer continues to outshine, giving goosebumps to the Yankees' fans yet his career at the team in the next years remains a doubt.
CAPTION: Didi Gregorius SOURCE: Pinstripe Alley He can be a free agent after 2019 season, and the team could pursue Manny Machado this offseason. Manny plays for the same position as Gregorius and is younger than him, so he might succeed Gregorius in the upcoming season.
Gregorius future depends on the team, whether they want to stick with what they've got rather than shelling out $30-40 million a year over the next decade for Machado, who currently plays for Baltimore Orioles.
