by Jacoby Ellsbury (Colorado River Indian Tribes/Navajo) played his first season with the New York Yankee’s this year after playing 7 years with the Boston Redsox and winning two world series.
Back on December 3, 2013, Ellsbury and the New York Yankees agreed in principle to a seven-year $153 million deal, including an option for an eighth year that could increase the value of the contract to $169 million.
Although the season didn’t go well as intended for the Yankee’s Jacoby still had some great plays that make Jacoby Ellsbury one of the games best outfielders and base runners in the game.
Here are some of his top plays of the year that NDNSPORTS feel were worth mentioning:
1. Back on May 1st, Jacoby got his first home run in the pinstripe uniform and the first of the season. Watch the video below:
2. Jacoby Ellsbury running down a hit and making a sliding catch. Watch the video below:
3. Since we are on #3, here is Jacoby’s 3rd home run of the season as he takes Jesse Chavez to deep right-center field for a three-run homer. Watch the video below:
4. Ellsbury gets his 4th home run of the season against Seattle in a 2 run shot and also as an amazing grab to highlight the game as the Yankees SWEEP the Mariners. Watch the video below:
5. Jacoby with a couple of RBI’s to close out the series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Watch the video below:
6. Jacoby makes an amazing catch versus Cleveland and a double RBI versus Baltimore. Watch the video below:
7. Ellsbury got four hits and scored the winning run in the ninth inning on Brian McCann’s pop-fly single that dropped near three Cincinnati Reds in shallow right field. Watch the video below:
8. Jacoby runs down a line drive in center field and makes an outstanding falling grab to rob Colby Rasmus of extra bases. Watch the video below:
9. What would be a season without a controversial call, here Jacoby collects a stolen base after a challenge overturns the original ruling of an out in the 6th. Watch the video below:
10. Jacoby Ellsbury lifts a fly ball to center field and hustles into third base for a triple. Watch the video below:
