Mets outfielder oddly lists 3 Yankees, 2 of them current players, for his Mt. Rushmore of New York athletes
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Amid the New York Mets hitting rock bottom, one of their own seems to be missing his old team just a little bit.
Harrison Bader, a Bronxville native, grew up rooting for the New York Yankees – he played for them for parts of 2022 and 2023 before eventually being waived, and he signed with the Mets this offseason.
Bader's cup of coffee with the Yankees included a random power surge in the 2022 postseason, but after retirement, it's unlikely he'll get an invitation to Old Timers' Day.
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Harrison Bader of the Mets in action against the San Francisco Giants during at Citi Field on May 26, 2024, in New York City. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
But, being from, and playing in, New York, Bader was asked by Bleacher Report what his Mount Rushmore of New York athletes is for a TikTok.
Two bizarre things came out of this: 1) he only named three players. 2) they were all Yankees: Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge and… Anthony Volpe.
Jeter probably isn't even on the Mount Rushmore of Yankees, let alone all of New York athletes, and Judge certainly has a lot of work to do. And Volpe, as impressive as his current 21-game hitting streak is, just makes no sense.
New York Yankes, from left, Harrison Bader, Anthony Volpe and Aaron Judge celebrate with teammates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Aug. 25, 2023, in St Petersburg, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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Of course, Bader left out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle – obviously, this was made to be for fun – but one could find it