Alex Verdugo soaked in every second of first Yankees home run
PHOENIX — Alex Verdugo seemed to have been waiting for this moment, waiting a while before hitting the bases after hitting his first home run as a Yankee. The outfielder hit a two-run home run on the first pitch of the 10th inning Wednesday to give the Yankees the lead, before defeating the Diamondbacks 6-5 […]
Alex Verdugo gets last laugh with web gem to seal Yankees’ sweep of Astros
HOUSTON — The Astros had Alex Verdugo run a half marathon in the left field seats and hit the ball nonstop over four games. Some he tracked and some came up slightly in a dive. But the Yankees left fielder had the last laugh Sunday. In the bottom of the 9th inning, with runners on […]
Alex Verdugo picks up two more hits for Yankees in spring training
Observation of Yankees spring training in Tampa on Monday.: Dedicated Alex Verdugo had two singles in the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Phillies, giving him two hits on the day. Alex Verdugo had two hits for the Yankees on Monday. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports blast off Phillies second baseman Cody Clemens, Roger’s son, hit […]
Alex Cora on how he thinks Alex Verdugo will fare with Yankees
TAMPA — Alex Verdugo and former Red Sox manager Alex Cora reunited Wednesday at Steinbrenner Field after the Yankees’ new outfielder knocked Cora out after his trade to the Bronx in December. At the time, Verdugo said he was looking forward to playing for Yankees manager Aaron Boone. [Boone] He has his players’ backs. You […]
Yankees’ Alex Verdugo scratched after getting hit by pitch
TAMPA — Alex Verdugo was briefly ejected for an errant pitch. The Yankees outfielder batted in the lineup Sunday with a left foot contusion, a day after being hit by a pitch in a game against the Orioles. Even after Bardugo suffered the scrape, he continued to watch shag flies in the outfield during batting […]
Yankees thrilled to have Alex Verdugo on their side of rivalry
TAMPA – The Yankees have seen enough of Alex Verdugo over the past four years that they would have liked to see him leave the Red Sox and join their lineup. “I’ve been preaching for years, ‘You’ve got to try to get that guy,’” Aaron Judge said this week. Apparently the judge was not alone. […]
Clean-shaven Alex Verdugo seen in Yankees gear for first time
Alex Verdugo looks like a Yankee. The former Red Sox outfielder, acquired by the Yankees in a December trade, showed up at the club’s spring training facility in Tampa on Tuesday, clean-shaven and wearing Yankees gear. It was the first time he was photographed in the attire of his new team, which he considered his […]
Jonathan Papelbon blasts Yankees’ Alex Verdugo again
Jonathan Papelbon made a few things clear: He doesn't like Alex Verdugo and the work ethic he brings to the baseball field. Papelbon called Verdugo a “bitch” on X in December after the Yankees' new outfielder appeared to criticize Red Sox captain and former manager Alex Cora. He spoke about his feelings on Wednesday's “Foul […]