Clint Frazier Calls Yankees Beat Writer After Hours to Address Defensive Struggles

Clint Frazier started a minor firestorm Sunday night following the Yankees' lone 2019 defeat to date at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Boston Red Sox.

A series of defensive miscues led to a pile of insurance runs in the seventh inning, all of them due to overextending his effort. As Frazier is wont to do, he let one mistake (letting a simple hop roll past him, Padres outfield style) snowball, later diving for a simple single and turning it into much more.

Frazier initially ducked the media following the game, forcing his teammates to answer for him (and, as is typical of the 2019 Yankees, they did a wonderful job). But the young outfielder eventually felt the pressure, calling beat writer Coley Harvey late at night to explain himself.

Frazier's working hard to address the issues daily, which you'd have to assume, in part, are fueled by his insecurity. The mercurial outfielder knows he may not have much time left before Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge's arrival, and you'll forgive him, but he'd certainly rather be with the first-place Yankees than Scranton.

It's just one game, but it is a larger issue of mentality moving forward. Kudos to Frazier for addressing this in some capacity before too long. Unfortunately, remaining accountable, especially in New York, is usually a question of immediacy. He'll need to learn from this, and not rely on Luke Voit to get his message forward in years to come.