Yankees’ Juan Soto sales pitch will include Aaron Boone
The Yankees' plan to bring Juan Soto back to the Bronx will also include Aaron Boone. The coach, whose option was picked up last week, will be part of a contingent traveling to Southern California next week for talks with Soto and his agent, Scott Boras. “I want him to continue to wear pinstripes,” Boone […]
Roki Sasaki is coveted by Mets, Yankees, Dodgers — Dallas Keuchel reveals why
Elite stuff, check it out. If you are curious about the information, please check it out. Hunger to be historically elite, check. That's how 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel felt after spending the last two months of the just-ended season with Aki Sasaki as teammates with the Chiba Lotte Marines. There's nothing […]
Half-measures with Aaron Boone would be a complete Yankees disaster
The Yankees exercised the 2025 option on Aaron Boone on Friday. This currently means he will be subject to a one-year 'take-it-or-no-take' referendum on his future managerial role. But the truth is, if this is the only measure they're going to take against Boone, it's a bad idea regardless of which side of the Boone […]
Aaron Boone will be back with Yankees after World Series run
Aaron Boone is back. That assumption became official Friday when the Yankees announced they had exercised the manager's club option for 2025. Boone will return for his eighth season after leading the Yankees to the World Series for the first time during his tenure, but the club lost to the Dodgers in five games. Aaron […]
Yankees check in Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell– including Mets target
The Yankees have checked out ace pitchers Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell in free agency, but it remains unclear whether they will also acquire Soto and ace pitcher. The Yankees also have interest in Sean Manaea and plan to decline a $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Mets. Corbin Burnes is one of […]
Brian Cashman is missing point with big-picture view of World Series issues that cost Yankees
SAN ANTONIO — Brian Cashman continued to ignore the big picture. Sure, there were problems with the fundamentals of defense, especially baserunning, but in the GM's view, that didn't prevent the Yankees from being a great team that would make it to the World Series. However, it was certainly a major factor in preventing them […]
Yankees not fearful of Mets’ Steve Cohen’s deep pockets in Juan Soto pursuit
SAN ANTONIO — Steve Cohen's net worth may significantly exceed that of the Steinbrenner family, but the Yankees aren't worried that will prevent them from retaining the best players on the free agent market. During Tuesday's GM meeting, Yankees GM Brian Cashman acknowledged the Mets are a threat to sign Juan Soto. Still, he said […]
Yankees’ Brian Cashman backs Aaron Boone after World Series
SAN ANTONIO — Some of Aaron Boone's postseason decisions backfired, but that's unlikely to prevent the Yankees from picking up his option to return as manager in 2025. On Tuesday, general manager Brian Cashman defended Boone's team's handling of the postseason, which ended with a loss to the Dodgers in Game 5 of the World […]
Yankees talk to Scott Boras about Mets slugger Pete Alonso
SAN ANTONIO — The Yankees need a first baseman, but no prominent first baseman in town is under contract. Following the decision to decline Anthony Rizzo's $17 million option for next season (the Yankees will instead pay Rizzo a $6 million buyout), general manager Brian Cashman on Tuesday announced that Pete Alonso's agent He said […]
Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly rips Yankees, says World Series was ‘complete mismatch’
Late last month, the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated winning their eighth World Series. They won Game 5 of the series, 7-6, and the American League champion New York Yankees were eliminated. The Dodgers won Game 1 in an instant classic with Freddie Freeman hitting a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning. Los Angeles won […]