Juan Soto joins Aaron Judge with All-Star starting nod
The Yankees envisioned pairing Aaron Judge with Juan Soto to give them a star-studded lineup and outfield. Their dream became a reality and the two officially became stars. Soto will join Judge, who has already secured his sixth All-Star appearance, as the American League’s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game to be held at Globe […]
Yankees confident Juan Soto’s hand injury is thing of past
Juan Soto, who was a surprise addition to the lineup for Sunday’s game at Toronto after initially missing with a right hand contusion, returned to the right field position on Tuesday against the Bronx. Manager Aaron Boone is confident Soto has overcome his hand issue after a day of rest on Monday. “I feel OK,” […]
Yankees ‘scrambled’ to make Juan Soto late add to lineup in win
TORONTO — About 10 to 15 minutes before first pitch Sunday, Juan Soto stopped by pitcher Aaron Boone’s office to ask if it was too late for him to move into the batting order. The star right fielder did not play in the Yankees’ first game after receiving treatment for a bruised right hand in […]
Juan Soto a last-minute addition to Yankees lineup despite hand injury
TORONTO — A last-minute substitution saw Juan Soto return to the lineup Sunday. The Yankees star right fielder arrived at Rogers Centre on Sunday morning with his bruised right hand feeling “much better” and was scheduled to conduct a pregame workout to see if he would be able to play after struggling to swing the […]
Yankees trounced by Blue Jays as they hold breath on Juan Soto
TORONTO — The Yankees were counting on Juan Soto again, but they delivered another lackluster performance without him Saturday afternoon. The Yankees were brought back to reality with a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre a day after Soto starred in a game in which he scored a season-high 16 runs. Meanwhile, […]
Juan Soto’s hand injury ‘concerning’ to Yankees’ Aaron Boone
TORONTO — A day after leading the Yankees to a come-from-behind victory, Juan Soto was removed from the lineup with a bruised right hand. X-rays taken Saturday afternoon came back normal, but Soto was battling inflammation from a hard hit to his right hand while sliding into home plate during Friday’s game against the Blue […]
Bolivian Gen. Juan José Zúñiga arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
Armored vehicles stormed the doors of Bolivia’s government building on Wednesday, led by a top official vowing to “restore democracy.” The president called it an attempted coup and retreated quickly afterwards, the latest crisis in the South American country facing political strife and economic crisis. Within hours, the nation of 12 million watched as the […]
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández sentenced to 45 years in prison
Juan Orlando Hernández, a rebellious former Honduran president, was sentenced Wednesday in New York to 45 years in prison for conspiring with bribing drug traffickers over a decade to smuggle more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States. Judge P. Kevin Castel sentenced Hernandez to 45 years in a U.S. prison and a […]
Orioles bothered by ‘strange’ Juan Soto play before Aaron Judge injury
Two innings before Aaron Judge was hit by a pitch on his left hand Tuesday night, the Orioles were troubled by a “weird play” by third baseman Juan Soto in a 4-2 win over the Yankees. Soto, who was leading off at second base, was running toward third base when Giancarlo Stanton hit a slow […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Juan Soto are frontrunners in AL MVP race
BOSTON — My highly unscientific and highly informal American League MVP poll showed little chance of a true showdown inside the Yankees clubhouse. The top two MVP candidates live just a few feet apart in this bleak locker room, and the actual race couldn’t be more different. The real-life AL MVP, of course, in that […]