Aaron Judge’s mammoth Yankees homer earns him another milestone
Aaron Judge continues to break down barriers for himself. On Friday night, the Yankees captain hit his 40th home run of the season off Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman in the bottom of the first inning, a two-run shot that sliced high and deep into the rain-soaked Bronx sky and landed halfway up the left […]
Yankees’ Gleyber Torres opens up about getting benched after dogging it on basepaths
Gleyber Torres acknowledged the obvious: he didn’t run hard off the plate, and manager Aaron Boone acknowledged he made the right call benching him for most of Friday night’s game against the Blue Jays in the Bronx. “I think he did the right thing, especially in that moment,” he said. “As a professional, you have […]
Ugly Marcus Stroman start sinks Yankees in loss to Blue Jays
About 30 minutes before the first pitch of a game that had been postponed due to rain, a rainbow appeared in the clouds above Yankee Stadium. When beauty left the Bronx, ugliness moved in. In an eventful game that featured unusual benchings, comebacks and too many mistakes, perhaps the most concerning development for the Yankees […]
Juan Soto’s ex-hitting coach believes Yankees are ‘good fit’
Kevin Long held the same position with the Nationals for four years, interspersed with stints as hitting coach with the Yankees and Philadelphia. The 2018-2021 seasons were the first four seasons of Juan Soto’s major league career. Few know Soto’s approach and personality at the plate better than Long, who is in his third season […]
Brian Cashman pressed on Yankees’ ‘urgency’ in WFAN interview
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman received a stern rebuke from WFAN’s Brandon Tierney on Wednesday over the team’s quiet Tuesday MLB trade deadline. During his exchange with Sal Licata and Tierney, Cashman was asked about the team’s sense of urgency compared to the past. “If there was always an urgency, why [Joey] Why was Gallo […]
Ex-Marlins exec pours cold water on Jazz Chisholm hot Yankees start
Former baseball executive David Samson is no stranger to voicing his opinions, but he did so specifically about Yankees fan favorite Jazz Chisholm Jr. Samson, who served as the Marlins’ team president from 2002-2017, described Chisholm, acquired in a trade with Miami over the weekend, as “average” during an appearance on “The Dan Le Batard […]
Clay Holmes appreciative of Yankees’ support after surviving Phillies scare for save
PHILADELPHIA — The Yankees added two relief pitchers but no closer on Tuesday, meaning Clay Holmes will continue in the closer role. “I’m happy for Clay Holmes. [and] “We’re happy with what we have right now,” GM Brian Cashman said before Wednesday’s 6-5 win over the Phillies. “We’re happy with what we’ve added to what […]
Yankees confident in their Jazz Chisholm trade homework
PHILADELPHIA — Brian Cashman wouldn’t say whether he spoke with Derek Jeter as part of his due diligence on Jazz Chisholm Jr. But the Yankees general manager said Wednesday he was pleased with the results of his extensive research into the team before acquiring Chisholm from the Marlins, where Jeter was CEO and minority owner […]
Yankees on fire as they hang on to complete sweep of Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — The Yankees emerged from the trade deadline as the hottest team in baseball. A trip that started disastrously ended with a comeback, falling to 10-23 on Friday night in Boston in a loss that is a contender for the worst loss of the year. The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Wednesday […]
What Yankees were — and weren’t — able to accomplish by trade deadline
PHILADELPHIA — The trade deadline arrived on Tuesday with no eye-catchers from the Yankees, who threw a bunch of balls in an attempt to bolster a roster with Juan Soto only a few more months to come, but only a few of them were successful. The biggest addition was the trade they made on Saturday […]