Ryan McMahon will probably struggle to hit home runs at Yankee Stadium
McMahon is one of the best defensive players at his position as graded by outs above average, which is where he is most needed by the Yankees. The organization has struggled in that metric so far this season, so his presence in the infield is a desperate area they are seeking improvement.
Unfortunately, however, his bat may not translate as well from Colorado to New York. In fact, as noted by The Athletic reporter Chris Kirschner, Yankee Stadium is (statistically) the worst stadium for his bat.
According to Baseball Savant, if he played every game at Coors Field in Colorado, the third baseman would have had 17 home runs so far this season.
But if he played every game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, that would drop to just 13 — which is the lowest of any MLB ballpark.
Adjust that for the course of his career and it is 138 home runs at Coors Field versus just 112 at Yankee Stadium.
That is a bit unusual considering Yankee Stadium is one of the most home run friendly parks in baseball over the past three seasons.
McMahon, however, is hitting .284 at home this season compared to .189 on the road, per Baseball-Reference.
During his MLB career thus far, he has 26 plate appearances at Yankee Stadium. He is hitting just .130 in that relatively small sample size.
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