Yankees must make opponents pay for walking Aaron Judge
The walk that will do the most damage to the Yankees isn’t the one that sent the message the other day when Gleyber Torres advanced to first base, looked like he was going to hit a home run, only to end up with a single and Aaron Boone replacing him shortly thereafter. Everything Aaron Judge […]
Yankees ‘extremely impressed’ by converted pitcher Brett Phillips
The Yankees acquired several bullpen pitchers at the trade deadline and are hoping that will pay off late this season and in the playoffs. But a minor league contract would be intriguing, too, but that’s still a long way off. After former MLB outfielder Brett Phillips took the mound for a semipro team on Monday […]
Yankees’ hustle helps power bounce-back effort in win over Blue Jays
The Yankees’ efforts were rewarded twice on Saturday. Ben Rice was sprinting and literally dropped the ball for the Blue Jays, which caused a painful experience. Gleyber Torres — that’s right, Gleyber Torres — sprinted from first base to second base to avoid a potential double play. Gleyber Torres takes a swing during the Yankees’ […]
Enyel De Los Santos grateful to join Yankees as needed bullpen help
Despite being with four teams over the past four years, Eniel de los Santos didn’t expect to be moved to a fifth team before the July 30 trade deadline. But just four days after the deadline, he joined the Yankees in a trade with San Diego. “I was surprised,” the 28-year-old said before pitching one […]
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 […]