McGehee scores twice in Yankees debut

Soquel High grad Casey McGehee walks to first in the second inning Wednesday. He scored two runs in his debut with the New York Yankees. (Associated Press)

Soquel High grad Casey McGehee made an impact in his first game with the Yankees on Wednesday.

McGehee went 0 for 2 but scored twice and tallied an RBI in the Yankees’ 12-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles.

The clean-shaven 29-year-old — his beard had to be cut per Yankee clubhouse rules — was unable to get a hit was a part of a scoring binge in the first three innings.

McGehee reached base in the bottom of the second and came home on a single by Derek Jeter. One inning later, he walked and got to third before Jayson Nix hit a ground rule double to bring him home; it was part of a seven-run inning that gave the Yankees an 11-1 lead.

In the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded, McGehee hit a ball to the warning track only to be caught for an out. A run scored, giving the Yankees a 12-3 lead.



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