How old is ibanez on the yankees

Ibanez appeared in games for the New York Yankees in He faced right-hand pitching almost exclusively in that time. Per Baseball-Reference. He posted a batting average of. The last two seasons have seen Ibanez's batting average dip dramatically. He's a lifetime. He still has some pop from the left side, as he hit 19 home runs in the season. People climb mountains at 70 years old, they jump out of planes at Randy Couture won at 47 in the world of MMA.

Boxer Bernard Hopkins won at Those are the examples I look at. During a game hitting streak that ended Tuesday, Ibanez delivered impressive numbers for any age, including a. Overall, the lefty swinger has homered eight times against left-handed pitchers, after hitting all 19 of his home runs against righties last season while with the New York Yankees.

After Curtis Granderson got on base, Ibanez pinch-hit for Eduardo Nunez and hit a game-tying, two-run home run off Andrew Bailey that made it Then, in the bottom of the 12th inning against lefty Andrew Miller, Ibanez hit a single through the infield to score Francisco Cervelli and give the Yankees a victory.

With Alex Rodriguez hitting 1-for in the series with eight strikeouts, Joe Girardi pulled off the biggest gamble of the night by electing to pinch-hit for A-Rod with Raul Ibanez. Against Orioles closer Jim Johnson in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out, Ibanez drilled a game-tying, solo home run into the right field seats, tying the game at Then, in the bottom of the 12th inning, Ibanez came up again with lefty Brian Matusz on the mound.

And again, Ibanez cranked out a game-winning, solo home run into the second deck of Yankee Stadium and gave the Yankees a win over Baltimore. And then on Wednesday night, Ibanez hit two more to put that number up to But those two homers meant so much more for the Yankees. If not for Raul Ibanez, the Yankees would be one loss away from being out of the playoffs.

And I have a feeling he's not done with the big hits and home runs yet, as the playoffs continue onward. October 10, Close icon. Up Next More icon. What do you get when you combine a block party and a baseball league? Follow Cut4 Facebook icon Twitter icon Instagram icon.