Sunday afternoon in the Bronx carried the feel of a throwback to Yankee glory. CC Sabathia’s Hall of Fame plaque shone under the sun as it rested on the mound. A golden reminder of the giant who once ruled this stage. Fans cheered, clutching their replicas, as the stadium celebrated the lefty who dragged New York to a 2009 title and made the weight of the pinstripes look lighter than it really is. But legacies in the Bronx don’t just sit in glass cases; they hover in the air, daring the next player to pick them up. And now, more than a decade after Sabathia, another left-hander is starting to answer that challenge. He’s not only throwing the kind of innings New York demands; he’s beginning to carry himself like the voice of the room, the guy teammates lean on when the schedule and the pr

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