Juan Soto celebrates massive Yankees homer with epic bat flip
Juan Soto has done it again. The Yankees star outfielder hit a game-winning home run in the top of the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants with the team trailing 5-4. Two-run home run It gave the Bombers the lead. The homer, hit deep into left field, gave Soto his 53rd RBI of the […]
Juan Soto crushes homer as Yankees rally in ninth to sweep Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Much of the Yankees’ weekend revolved around Aaron Judge, and rightly so: The former Giants fan turned in a masterful performance in his first game at the stadium near where he grew up. But on Sunday afternoon, Judge’s superstar co-star stole the show. Juan Soto hit two home runs, the second of […]
Aaron Judge belts another homer as Yankees keep rolling vs. Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — No one has ever hit a ball into the giant glove across the left field stands at Oracle Park, and Aaron Judge would know that. But the childhood Giants fan turned Yankees slugger went for it Saturday night. Judge didn’t get that far, but he did hit a 464-foot, two-run homer in […]
J.D. Martinez’s late homer lifts Mets to win vs. Diamondbacks
After a chaotic Wednesday that featured several worrisome injuries and relief pitcher panic during and after the game, leading to DFAs and players-only meetings, the Mets desperately needed not just signs of life but signs of stability. A series of performances by the club’s veteran members completely changed the situation. Francisco Lindor’s hitting gave the […]
Aaron Judge goes shallow for his seventh homer in 13 games for Yankees
Aaron Judge hits moonshots quite often. On Sunday, he turned to a wall scraper to stay red-hot. Judge hit his 13th home run of the year into the short porch of the right field seats to cap off the Yankees’ 7-2 victory over the White Sox. The two-run slice was a 339-foot shot that could […]
Yankees’ Jahmai Jones hits first career homer with Mother’s Day significance
PETERSBURG, Fla. — When Jermai Jones returned to the Yankees’ clubhouse after Sunday’s game, the entire team was waiting for him to celebrate his first career home run, which included dousing him with beer. It may or may not have been included. When reporters met in manager Aaron Boone’s office after the 10-6 victory over […]
Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton homer in Yankees’ win over Astros
By now, the Yankees are used to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton hitting home runs in the same game, and it almost always leads to a win. Aaron Boone said he felt “warm and fuzzy” when Judge and Juan Soto hit home runs for the first time in the same game last month. On Wednesday, […]
Brandon Nimmo’s homer lifts Mets over Cardinals to halt skid
ST. LOUIS — Brandon Nimmo’s first month was as gloomy as the weather in New York, but the flowers of May have bloomed. The Mets needed some spark offensively after blowing a three-point lead Monday night, and Nimmo was there to deliver the haymaker that disappeared into a sea of red. When the Mets defeated […]
DJ Stewart’s three-run homer propels Mets past Cubs
On Tuesday afternoon, DJ Stewart grabbed the first baseman’s mitt and got extra reps in his natural corner outfield position. Stewart wants to prove he’s as valuable as possible to a team that has more than a few bats worth keeping. If he could slide to first base every once in a while and spell […]
Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo hits 300th career homer amid red-hot stretch
MILWAUKEE — Until last week, Anthony Rizzo had one home run in the first 23 games of the season and 296 in his career. After six games and one onslaught, the Yankees’ veteran first baseman had a breakthrough. Rizzo hit his 300th career home run late in Sunday’s 15-5 win over the Brewers at American […]