Here was Brian McCann's message to anyone who blamed catcher Gary Sánchez for the Yankees ALCS Game 2 loss. "It's such a tough play. I don't think at all he should get blamed for anything. I mean that's a play where you don't know where the runner is at. You literally catch and five. "I don't think it's fair to be 24-years-old and to carry a pitching staff and to be learning. Unless you put the gear on and you know what it's like to put the hours in the video room to carry a staff. That is not an easy staff to catch. Guys that have splits, and they're throwing for strikes, and you got to frame them, and then they bounce them. It's really hard to block a split-finger fastball especially when they throw them for strikes as well. Gary is one of the best catchers in baseball and he's going to be that for a long, long time. I think his defense is really good."