Impending Yankees injury returns could make for complicated situation
With the team playing its only game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, Anthony Rizzo stood near the home dugout, swinging his bat behind protective netting and gesturing toward the mound, telling Aaron Boone and several coaches: “You’re the best.” “That’s our trade deadline acquisition.” Rizzo was gesturing toward manager Clark Schmidt, who was warming up […]
Yankees to play Wednesday doubleheader with Angels due to weather
The Yankees will have to wait until Wednesday to face the Angels. The first game of a three-game series in the Bronx was postponed until Tuesday because of continued bad weather forecasts. Instead, the teams will play a doubleheader on Wednesday with the first game starting at 4:05 p.m. and the second game starting after […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge evokes Barry Bonds with intentional walks
Before Sunday’s game, Aaron Judge talked about his experiences as a boy in Northern California watching Barry Bonds, including how his father, Wayne, let him know that when the Giants’ most feared hitter came up to bat, that was when he really had to concentrate. “He made the game look so easy,” Judge recalled of […]
What it will take for Yankees to win AL East and be playoff threat
Don’t look now, but the only team more likely to win the World Series this season than the Yankees is the Dodgers. At least, that’s according to Fangraphs, which projected the Braves as overwhelming favorites to win the championship a year ago this time last October, only for 104-win Atlanta to lose to the 90-win […]
Anthony Volpe eager for first playoff push with Yankees
Anthony Volpe returned to his alma mater, Delbarton School, in his hometown of Morristown on Monday to host hundreds of players for his first pro camp. The game was played at Brian E. Fleury Field, the same field where Volpe led Delbarton to a New Jersey state title just five years earlier. “I was joking […]
Jazz Chisholm is perfect spark Yankees badly needed
The Jazz fit the bill perfectly: Jazz Chisholm Jr. brings style, energy and athleticism to a traditional, veteran-heavy Yankees clubhouse, while also providing a needed offensive boost to a lineup that was degenerating into a taxing two-man lineup. Brian Cashman and company had a tough task at the deadline. In a deep seller’s market, they […]
DJ LeMahieu’s resurgence continues as Yankees beat Blue Jays
DJ LeMahieu’s performance continued on Sunday, hitting a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning. And the Yankees have further put their midseason slump behind them. LeMahieu’s latest big hit came against a tight five-man infield after Trent Grisham advanced free runner Anthony Volpe to third base on a sacrifice bunt to open […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole strong in first start since being scratched
Gerrit Cole was a bit more consistent on Sunday. After missing his spot in the starting rotation due to so-called “physical fatigue,” the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner returned to the mound and pitched a solid game to help the Yankees win 4-3 in 10 innings in a rain-delayed game against the Blue Jays […]
Mark Leiter already proving Yankees worth with clutch outing
Mark Leiter Jr. has been with the Yankees for less than a week, but the team is leaning heavily on the No. 2 pitcher. The 33-year-old took the mound on Sunday against the Blue Jays with two outs and a runner on first and three outs in the top of the ninth inning after storm […]
Juan Soto laments Yankees opponents walking Aaron Judge
Juan Soto isn’t buying into what Aaron Boone is now calling “the Aaron Judge treatment.” After Judge was intentionally walked three more times in Sunday’s 4-3, 10-inning win over Toronto, Soto said he didn’t like that strategy. “It’s unfortunate because I want him to get up to bat,” Soto said. “I’m doing my best. [get] […]