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 […]
Yankees, Dodgers ready to provide baseball with another chapter
As far as Brooklynites were concerned, the day ended perfectly. The day was Oct. 5, but it felt like the Fourth of July, in part because of the unseasonably 85-degree heat and humidity, but also because most of the afternoon was a two-and-a-half-hour civic celebration. The Dodgers, a local nine-team team, rallied from an early […]
Brian Cashman can get Yankees vindication in 2024 World Series
Droughts are characterized by interregnums, droughts, gap after gap in history formed by a small number of people who existed before, but they are never just a season. It's not just about 162 games, it's not just about one or three or five or seven postseason series. One trend overlaps with the next until it […]
Knicks hopping on Yankees’ World Series bandwagon
Karl-Anthony Towns wore an interlocking NY cap during a postgame interview in Boston on Tuesday night, but he was joined by several Knicks who showed support for the Yankees as they prepare for their first World Series trip since 2009. There was only one person. Towns, a New Jersey native who played internationally for the […]
Anthony Volpe ‘catching ‘fire’ for Yankees right when they need it
No one has watched Anthony Volpe's swing over the past few years more than Austin Wells. So the Yankees' catcher knows what it's like when Volpe is on track, which is what he's seen in the first two rounds of the playoffs going into the World Series. “He's on fire,” Wells said Wednesday on a […]
Brian Sabean has full-circle moment in World Series with Yankees
When the Yankees announce their World Series lineup, Brian Sabean's fingerprints will be on it. General manager Brian Cashman on Wednesday called Sabine his “consigliere” and said he still relies on the man he started working with in the Bronx nearly 40 years ago. That included a conversation the two had on Tuesday about building […]