Yankees reliever David Robertson is taking a simple approach to moving into the closer's role.
"Throwing the eighth or ninth inning, you’ve still got to get three outs," he said, per The Associated Press. "You’ve got to be effective. You can’t give up a lead. I’m not going to try to overthink the whole situation.”
The Yankees continue to show confidence in Robertson replacing Mariano Rivera.
"He’s been in some huge situations here," Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "He’s been around Mo. He’s in a good position to know what he has to do. He’s done everything that you could ask him to do to this point to become a closer. Now it’s just a matter of executing the pitches. Unless he gets overwhelmed by the situation, I don’t anticipate major problems."