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Anthony Volpe makes ‘sick’ play to secure Yankees’ Game 3 win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the spring of 2023, the Yankees named Anthony Volpe to their opening day roster despite playing just 22 games at the Triple-A level. At the time, Aaron Boone noted Volpe's “energy” and “obvious instincts that he has.” Volpe has had his fair share of hardships during his two seasons in […]

Why Yankees think Aaron Judge is on verge of busting out

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Aaron Judge wasn't particularly notable, but his three loud expletives on Wednesday night made people think he was on the verge of an outburst. In the Yankees' 3-2 win over the Royals in Game 3 of the ALDS, Judge went 0-for-4 with one walk, but in the series he dropped to […]

Aaron Boone pushes right bullpen buttons at right time for Yankees

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Aaron Boone has put the jigsaw puzzle together perfectly. On Wednesday, four relief pitchers combined to get the final 13 outs and Giancarlo Stanton's go-ahead homer kept the score tied for long as the Yankees defeated the Royals 3-2 in Game 3 of the ALDS. A great defensive dash didn't hurt […]

Yankees’ $166 million quintet needs to start carrying its weight

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The template for what's possible with Juan Soto's 2024 Yankees is Juan Soto's 2019 Nationals. Because those nuts are definitely not gnats. They have top-tier star players, and the only hallmark of championships in the organization's history is that they have star players on a nightly basis. The Washington team's two […]

Yankees hoping they can continue to shut down Royals’ Bobby Witt

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. started his postseason career by hitting the game-winning hit in each of the first two games in Kansas City's wild-card win over Baltimore. But perhaps the best young player in the game got off to a much different start against the Yankees in the ALDS. Heading into Wednesday's […]