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Mets lineup much deeper than Yankees heading into stretch run

With former batting leader Jeff McNeil now in top form after previously struggling, the Mets have a chance to field one of the deepest lineups in baseball, and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza can write in a bona fide threat at any spot in the lineup, from No. 1 through No. 9, at least on the […]

Mets ride Jeff McNeil homer to win over Yankees in Subway Series opener

Two teams that have been moving in different directions recently played out exactly as scripted on Tuesday night. In a tense Subway Series battle that hinged on the bullpen, Jeff McNeil’s two-run homer in the sixth inning off former Mets player Michael Tonkin was the deciding factor in a 3-2 Mets-Yankees victory in the Bronx. […]

Jasson Dominguez ‘very close’ to Yankees injury return

The object in the rearview mirror, closer than it appears, is Jasson Dominguez. Less than five weeks after the Yankees announced that a “significant” oblique injury means the outfielder could be “up to eight weeks” ready to play again, Dominguez was sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where manager Aaron Boone said he could return “as soon […]

Aaron Judge won’t reveal if he has Yankees trade deadline input

Aaron Judge’s impact is as big as his bat. The man with a market capitalization of $360 million owns the Yankees’ clubhouse in the Bronx and literally had a hand in building the clubhouse at their spring facility in Tampa, advising Hal Steinbrenner on the renovations. Judge had a say in everything from kit choice […]

Carlos Rodon leaned on his fastball to regain his Yankees groove

Carlos Rodon finally looked like he was pitching the way the Yankees hoped. Rodon found his rhythm and avoided the usual first-inning jitters, pitching the seventh inning of the Yankees’ game against the Rays on Monday afternoon, the left-hander’s first good outing in more than a month and splitting his fourth straight game. The Yankees […]

Juan Soto’s latest two-homer outing further awes Yankees teammates

While the Yankees’ victory wasn’t solely down to the batting prowess of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge, Soto still managed to inflict significant damage on the Rays. The left-handed slugger went 3-for-5 with one double, one deep solo homer and one three-run homer in the Yankees’ dominating 9-1 win on Monday afternoon. This was Soto’s […]

Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu, Anthony Volpe break brutal home run droughts

Two Yankees players suffered major losses in the long-hitting category in one day. The Yankees defeated the Rays 9-1 on Monday afternoon in the Bronx, with DJ LeMahieu hitting his first home run of the season and Anthony Volpe hitting his first in two months. LeMahieu’s home run, his 40th of the season, came after […]