Yankees lose Ian Hamilton for rest of postseason after calf injury
CLEVELAND — The Yankees lost Ian Hamilton for the remainder of the playoffs, and Mark Leiter Jr. joined the ALCS roster on Friday. Hamilton injured his calf while fielding first base in Game 3 on Thursday and was removed from the Yankees' roster. Ian Hamilton plays first base during the Yankees' loss to the Guardians […]
Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase shows off accolades right after blowing save to Yankees in ALCS
Emmanuel Clase is the best closer in baseball, but he looked very different Thursday night. The Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher allowed only two home runs during the entire regular season and had a very low ERA of 0.61. However, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, he allowed two home runs in five […]
Fans miss wild Guardians’ walk-off ALCS homer vs. Yankees after Hulu Live outage
Thursday night's Game 3 ALCS win for the Guardians over the Yankees resulted in another win for cable TV, as streaming platform Hulu suffered a nightmare situation. Many fans flooded social media in the bottom of the fateful 10th inning as live sports viewing was shockingly shut down before David Frey's two-run walk-off home run […]
Post reporter wears Mets Grimace costume with Yankees fans in the Bronx
The Mets and Yankees may be cross-town rivals, but I was able to overcome that bad blood by playing the role of none other than Grimas in enemy territory. Well, most of the time it is. On Thursday night, as two beloved MLB teams were playing in the Big Apple, I decided to put on […]
Yankees ready to deploy their Luis Gil advantage in Game 4
CLEVELAND — Lewis Gil spent most of the season as one of the top right-handed starters in the majors. He has spent nearly three weeks as a spectator, making his last appearance on September 28th. Gill will return to action on Friday and is scheduled to start Game 4 of the ALCS against the Guardians. […]
Guardians show their mettle after taking Yankees’ gut punch
CLEVELAND — The Guardians showed the Yankees don't have a glass jaw. Despite MLB's best closer, Emmanuel Clase, blowing himself up in the eighth inning, the Guardians still came back Thursday, hitting a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the ALCS to save their season. He hit a two-out, two-run, […]
Luke Weaver, Clay Holmes implode in Yankees’ bullpen letdown
CLEVELAND — The Yankees suffered a heartbreaking loss and sprinted through their Bizarro bullpen. Tim Hill and Tim Meza, who were rarely used, put runners on base and got big outs. Key players Luke Weaver and Clay Holmes hit big home runs with runners on base. Luke Weaver reacted to the Yankees' loss to the […]
Yankees catchers provided mixed bag in ALCS Game 3
CLEVELAND — The Yankees haven't gotten much from their catchers this postseason — as Austin Wells has seen his late-season slump extend into the playoffs. The rookie was part of a lineup change for Game 3 of the ALCS, replacing Jose Trevino in a matchup with Cleveland left-hander Matt Boyd. Trevino hit an RBI single […]
Ian Hamilton leaves ALCS Game 3 with injury in Yankees bullpen blow
CLEVELAND — The Yankees' bullpen, which has been great throughout the postseason, suffered its first hit on Thursday when Ian Hamilton left Game 3 of the ALCS against the Guardians with a strained left calf. It happened in the bottom of the 6th inning, when the Yankees were leading 2-1, with one out and second […]
Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt hopes to avenge 2022 playoff moment against Guardians
CLEVELAND — In Game 3 of the ALCS on Thursday, Clark Schmidt will return to the mound where he suffered perhaps the biggest loss of the playoffs two years ago. In the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 3 of the 2022 ALDS against Cleveland, Schmidt replaced Wandy Peralta with two outs and 1st […]