Clint Frazier, an irresponsible Yankees, avoids the media after a defensive debacle

NEW YORK – Wondering what Clint Frazier thought after failing match after match on Sunday?

Marvel all day Monday too. And when you wake up Tuesday morning, think a little more. Because it will only be in the afternoon that you will get answers – and this, only when he is ready to stop behaving like a child who is hiding from his parents after receiving a bad newsletter.

Frazier avoided the media after being defeated on straight ground in an 8-5 loss to the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

After the journalists and some cameramen waited more than half an hour for the young 24-year-old to emerge from a media-only area in the pavilion, a spokesman for the team said that Frazier "does not speak".

Frazier's decision to refuse an opportunity to explain or defend her actions had a consequence:

His teammates and his manager were forced to speak for him. Three years of intensive training of the media team each spring, a lesson emphasizing responsibility and accountability, clearly did not have the desired effect on the phenomenon of the former high school, choice of first round and high level perspective.

"Maybe just by pressing a little there," said director Aaron Boone. "He works his tail. As we talked about it, it has made progress, but obviously there have been mistakes along the way as well. This is part of our continued development as a young player and this is an area of ​​his game that is not as long as his offensive game. But he works hard for that. It has athletics and the tools necessary to be really good and we must continue to look after them and defend this little success. "

Frazier was far from the only reason why the Yankees lost to Boston, missing a chance in a three-game series sweep. The bats did not do enough against starting pitcher David Price. Gleyber Torres made a bewildering attempt to steal the second goal with two outs and the Yankees against a point in the fourth inning, but Aaron Hicks was chosen between the third and last goal because Torres got caught.

But Frazier's mistakes were made at crucial junctures and after his mistakes have already led Boone to position him several times in favor of better defenders late in the matches with catches. And they came after, to Frazier's credit, several days of extra pre-game defense work with outfielder coordinator Reggie Willits.

"There will be days when things will not seem to go the way you want," said Aaron Hicks center field player. "It looks like the ball is still being hit against you. It's just a moment when you learn that you have to slow down the game. Know the situations that could occur before the beginning of each piece and control the moment, and you'll start to draw a clean sleeve. "

Frazier left a goal scorer in Eduardo Nunez. Michael Chavis did everything to score and Nunez landed in third base to give Boston a 4-2 lead.

Twice later, Mookie Betts hit a big pop-up right. DJ LeMahieu, second baseman, did his best to sneak past Frazier, who took a wide path to the ball and seemed caught between diving and shooter.

It has not improved. In the next match, Andrew Benintendi hit a rope in the right field. Frazier did not seem to break for the ball immediately. He ran after and attempted to take a dive, but his ball fired his glove and moved away from him. Nunez scored and it was 5-2 Red Sox.

Then, in the eighth round, Frazier misconstrued the Chavis flight near the right field line. The ball passed him while he was trying to stop the jump.

"You just have to stay positive. The guys had his back. Everyone will make these mistakes, "said Luke Voit.

What did Frazier say? Nothing. He did not want to talk about it.

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