Francisco Alvarez out of Mets’ starting lineup due to shoulder issue
Francisco Alvarez was benched for the second time in three days, but it wasn’t for rest. According to manager Carlos Mendoza, the young catcher has been bothered by soreness in his left shoulder for the past few days. Alvarez was still available to play, but Mendoza opted to rest him as the Mets prepare to […]
Aaron Boone’s heavy righty-hitting lineup flops in Yankees’ loss
The Yankees have been trying to find the right combination to hit on either side of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. On Tuesday, that responsibility fell to a pair of seldom-used right-handers, Jamai Jones and J.D. Davis, with disastrous results. The Yankees were set to face Mets left-hander Jose Quintana, and manager Aaron Boone used […]
Mets lineup much deeper than Yankees heading into stretch run
With former batting leader Jeff McNeil now in top form after previously struggling, the Mets have a chance to field one of the deepest lineups in baseball, and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza can write in a bona fide threat at any spot in the lineup, from No. 1 through No. 9, at least on the […]
Lineup drop hasn’t changed anything for slumping Alex Verdugo
So far, they have lowered the lineup to try to take some pressure off struggling left fielder Alex Verdugo, but to no avail. He was hitless again Sunday in a 6-4 loss to the Rays in the Bronx. Verdugo hit a liner to first base with the bases loaded in the bottom of the first […]
Aaron Boone goes to bat for Yankees after Luis Severino’s dig on lineup
The Yankees scored six runs on Friday night to give them an MLB-high 494 runs this season. Still, when Luis Severino said (jokingly) that the Yankees’ offense was comprised of Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and not much else, it’s hard to argue with the way they’ve been playing recently. In Friday’s 6-1 win over Tampa […]
Yankees’ Gleyber Torres records RBI single in return to lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Fresh off returning from a two-game mental “reset,” Gleyber Torres spent the two games leading up to Tuesday resting physically. But the Yankees second baseman has recovered from a groin strain and returned to the lineup on Tuesday against the Rays, and manager Aaron Boone is hopeful his issues are now […]
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 […]
Gleyber Torres out of Yankees’ lineup vs. Mets amid awful slump
Gleyber Torres, who has been in particularly poor form throughout this season, is taking a rest day. The Yankees’ starting second baseman was left out of the lineup for Wednesday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field, with Oswaldo Cabrera starting at second base and DJ LeMahieu starting at third base. Torres has just two hits […]
Top-heavy Yankees lineup thin after Giancarlo Stanton injury
Brian Cashman surprised us all at the GM meetings in November by saying he thought Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton would get hurt, but he didn’t get any politeness points. GMs don’t generally make negative predictions about players, especially star players, but in fairness, Cashman was right. Stanton’s injuries are unfortunately becoming predictable. And whatever you […]