Carlos Rodon tosses gem as Yankees use small-ball to beat Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Yankees benched the 19-foot-4 slugger. In the visiting dugout, which was certainly wider than usual, were Aaron Judge (6-foot-7), who was given the first rest of the season, Giancarlo Stanton (6-foot-6), who sat on the bench with Juan Soto as the designated hitter, and Anthony Rizzo (6-foot-3), who was given […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon stymies Twins as redemption tour keeps rolling
Carlos Rodon’s final game of 2023 was emblematic of his lost season. He struggled to complete the first inning against the Royals, giving up eight runs without recording an out. He finished his first year with the Yankees with a 6.85 ERA. Carlos Rodon allowed just two runs over six innings in the Yankees’ 9-5 […]
Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodon propel Yankees to seventh straight win
If you needed another example of how bad the Yankees were last season, they actually lost the season series against the Twins. These are the same Twins that the Yankees have beaten regularly over the past few years, decades or more. Now, the Yankees are back atop the American League East and once again treating […]
Carlos Rodon, bats lead Yankees to road win over red-hot Twins
The Yankees faced the hottest team in baseball on Tuesday, and they dealt with it with a fiery left arm and some red-hot bats. The entire starting lineup had a hit through the fifth inning, Carlos Rodon showed off another quality pitch, and the Yankees defeated the Twins 5-1 at Target Field. The Twins (24-17) […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon bounces back in big way against Astros
Carlos Rodon may be slowly becoming the pitcher the Yankees thought they were getting when they signed him before last season. No, he’s still not back to the level that made the left-hander one of the most effective starters in the game in both 2021 and 2022, but he’s played in all but one game […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon regresses after promising stretch: ‘It sucks’
BALTIMORE — Carlos Rodon went from his best two games of the season to his worst start. The Yankees left-hander hit three solo home runs on Thursday, but that was before he was unable to overcome a four-run hit in the fifth inning of a 7-2 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. . “Our […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon records another quality start
MILWAUKEE — On a night when Carlos Rodon had plenty, he suffocated the Brewers. The Yankees left-handed pitcher had a season-high eight strikeouts in six innings in a 15-3 victory over the Brewers at American Family Field on Saturday. Rodon allowed just two hits and one walk, and his only damage was a solo home […]
Carlos Rodon propels Yankees to franchise-matching best start
Although he wasn’t exactly playing against Murderer’s Row, opponents often didn’t matter to Carlos Rodon as a Yankee. With the Marlins in front of him on Tuesday, Rodon mowed them down in one of his best starts in pinstripes. Rodon pitched seven shutout innings (some of which was his own doing) before running into trouble, […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon has solid first start of season
HOUSTON — Carlos Rodon’s jersey turned a different color Friday night due to how much the Astros were working him, his sweat drenching from light gray to dark throughout the game. However, the Yankees left-hander remained calm in important situations and put something together in his season debut. Rodon struggled all night, but limited his […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon looks good after Gerrit Cole injury news
TAMPA — The Yankees can hardly afford to rely on Carlos Rodon to perform again this season, with ace Gerrit Cole sidelined for at least a month or two, if not more, with an elbow injury. It is even truer because of this. So Rodon’s encouraging pitching in the fourth inning against the Red Sox […]