Aaron Judge’s grand slam powers Yankees’ electric win over Red Sox
Austin Wells understood that moment. The Yankees catcher and cleanup hitter called a timeout before stepping up to bat to keep the party going in the Bronx a little longer. Aaron Judge had just hit a grand slam to put the Yankees ahead in no doubt, ending a 16-game streak without a home run that […]
Marcus Stroman move could be first Yankees domino to fall
They're trying to clinch the division, which would give the Yankees a 3-0 win in the opening lightning round, which is important but not necessarily crucial to their goal. Instead, with 15 games and just over two weeks remaining in the regular season, the priority for manager Aaron Boone and the team's brass should be […]
Yankees extend Lou Trivino’s rehab to keep reliever as postseason option
The Yankees and pitcher Lou Trivino have agreed to an extension of his rehabilitation period by 10 days, starting Friday, The Washington Post has learned. Trivino hasn't pitched in the major leagues since the 2022 playoffs. He underwent Tommy John surgery in May 2022. The Yankees re-signed the veteran right-hander in February to a $1.5 […]
Nestor Cortes returns to Yankees rotation with a flourish vs. Red Sox
Nestor Cortes returned to the Yankees starting rotation for at least one inning following a stellar relief appearance last weekend and had a strong performance. The former All-Star left-hander allowed just one run over five innings on Thursday night in the first of a four-game series against the Red Sox, helping the Yankees win 2-1 […]
Clay Holmes delivers in extras to cap off Yankees’ strong bullpen parade
Clay Holmes entered to the sound of dissatisfaction and left to thunderous applause. A few minutes later, the Yankees celebrated another walk-off win. Holmes entered the game in the top of the 10th inning on Thursday with the score tied and a runner on second base, and quickly retired two batters before giving the Yankees […]
Yankees’ last two extra-inning thrillers a preview of what’s to come
Look at the last two games. Circle them. As the calendar turns to October, this is what happens. Late innings. Extra innings. Pitches. Plays. Winning games. Making the crowd go wild. That's what happens in October. That's how it is. Teams fight like hell. The Royals on Wednesday and the Red Sox on Thursday needed […]
Juan Soto’s walk-off single leads Yankees to hard-fought win over Red Sox
The Red Sox kept opening the door to the Yankees, but the Yankees refused to walk through it. Clearly they were just waiting for the drama to reach a climax. Clay Holmes took the mound with some complaints but recorded the final two outs in the top of the 10th before Juan Soto hit a […]
Jazz Chisholm’s single in 11th leads Yankees to win over Royals
The Yankees didn't reach second base on Tuesday and didn't come to bat with runners in scoring position until the seventh inning on Wednesday. Jose Trevino's at-bat ended in a nail-biting double play. They managed just six hits in 11 innings and were consistently kept in check by the Royals' strong pitching staff. Jazz Chisholm […]
Yankees’ new-look bullpen comes up big in win
Luis Gil allowed just one run over five innings, but he only managed to get 15 outs while giving up five hits and two walks over the course of many at-bats. The Yankees' retooled bullpen got the job done. Luke Weaver and Jake Cousins recorded the most outs in a tense, 11-inning, 4-3 victory over […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge on recent homerless drought
Aaron Judge is in the midst of what Aaron Boone called a “historic” season, breaking the 50-home run mark for the second time in three years and the third time in his career. But he is on a 15-game home run streak. This is not only Judge's longest home run streak this year, but it […]