{"id":4585,"date":"2020-06-09T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-prospect-tj-sikkema-working-as-doordash-driver-during-baseball-pause\/"},"modified":"2020-06-09T17:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:55:00","slug":"yankees-prospect-tj-sikkema-working-as-doordash-driver-during-baseball-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-prospect-tj-sikkema-working-as-doordash-driver-during-baseball-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees prospect TJ Sikkema working as DoorDash driver during baseball pause"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Yankees prospect TJ Sikkema working as DoorDash driver during baseball pause<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 9, 2020 |<\/span> 10:55am <\/p>\n

\n It\u2019s not the type of fun T.J. Sikkema expected to be having this summer, but the Yankees minor leaguer is making the most out of a difficult situation. Instead of being on a field for his first full minor league season, he\u2019s spending his time with his girlfriend helping to deliver food to those who don\u2019t want to venture out on their own during the novel coronavirus pandemic, working as a driver for DoorDash in Iowa.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fun,\u201d Sikkema told the Des Moines Register.<\/p>\n

The Yankees\u2019 17th-best prospect according to MLB.com, Sikkema was taken No. 38 overall in the draft last year and had notched a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings with Single-A Staten Island last year. He was preparing for this season with \u201ca lot to prove.\u201d Instead, the virus ended spring training on March 13, and Sikkema soon went home to DeWitt, Iowa. He\u2019s done his best to stay in shape, working out and throwing bullpen sessions twice a week. In his free time, he makes extra money working with his girlfriend, Amanda Brainerd, driving her around to deliver food.<\/p>\n

The idea came from his sister Taryn. She came up with the idea when coronavirus first hit, due to the closing of restaurants in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe kind of got us into it,\u201d Sikkema said. \u201cAmanda, one night, we were talking over dinner and she was like, \u2018Maybe we should try that, T.J. \u2014 it\u2019s really fun.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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TJ Sikkema pitching for Missouri in 2019.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They go to different nearby towns to deliver food, with Sikkema driving and Brainerd doing most of the deliveries.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s pretty good with directions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

They make roughly $15-25 an hour, which is mostly for Brainerd, since Sikkema is still getting paid $400 a week by the Yankees. Brainerd is still in school, taking graduate courses to become a registered dietitian. While he doesn\u2019t have baseball, this has given him something to do, a chance to spend extra time with his girlfriend while helping others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not all about the money,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit about getting out and it\u2019s a little bit about just trying to help people. \u2026 The first couple of times were a little stressful just trying to figure out the whole directions thing and how it\u2019s the best way to do that. But now that we have it figured out, it\u2019s actually pretty fun.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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