What Twins had to say about Yankees’ Luis Gil
He has a fastball in the high 90s mph and a sharp slider. Both are quality pitches that have improved Luis Gil. But the Twins, the team he last held scoreless, believe his changeup has been the reason they’ve had trouble hitting the 26-year-old right-hander so far this season. Yankees pitcher Luis Gil allowed just […]
Yankees’ Anthony Volpe emerging as ‘stud on both sides of the ball’
Anthony Volpe is halfway through the Yankees’ West Coast road trip and the 21-game hitting streak that earned him a spot on the All-Star team is gone. But one doesn’t need statistics that put him on par with Joe DiMaggio to prove how Volpe has impacted the Yankees as he continues to make strides in […]
Yankees’ Luis Gil keeps building case to start All-Star Game
There’s still more than a month until the All-Star Game. But Luis Gil, one of the American League’s top starting pitchers, will have a chance to improve on that potential on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium against the Twins, the team that traded the then-20-year-old Gil to the Yankees in 2018 for outfielder Jake Cave. “Lewis […]
It’s on Yankees to end New York’s combined century of championship droughts
Madison Square Garden was quiet and dark on Monday. No suites needed cleaning, no ice to be trimmed or smoothed, no concession stands to be set up, no organ to be tuned. Bryson Tiller was scheduled to perform in the theater next door. Melanie Martinez was up next in the Great Hall on Wednesday and […]
Who’ll join Yankees in trying to end New York’s headliner drought?
The championship thirst of local teams playing in the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL continues after the Rangers’ quest for their first title since 1994 ended Saturday night just after the sun went down at sunrise (don’t blame me, NYCFC and Gotham FC supporters!). It’s so long ago since the Giants beat Brady and Belichick’s […]
Juan Soto celebrates massive Yankees homer with epic bat flip
Juan Soto has done it again. The Yankees star outfielder hit a game-winning home run in the top of the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants with the team trailing 5-4. Two-run home run It gave the Bombers the lead. The homer, hit deep into left field, gave Soto his 53rd RBI of the […]
Jose Trevino, Gleyber Torres’ effort set up Yankees’ ninth-inning rally
SAN FRANCISCO — Before Juan Soto could take his big swing, Gleyber Torres and Jose Trevino had to do some small work to ensure he got at-bats in the ninth inning. With Soto coming up to bat fourth, Torres hit a leadoff single off Giants closer Camilo Doval before Trevino shuffled in to prevent a […]
Juan Soto crushes homer as Yankees rally in ninth to sweep Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Much of the Yankees’ weekend revolved around Aaron Judge, and rightly so: The former Giants fan turned in a masterful performance in his first game at the stadium near where he grew up. But on Sunday afternoon, Judge’s superstar co-star stole the show. Juan Soto hit two home runs, the second of […]
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees & Phillies hold top spots while the Dodgers and Braves tumble
Ben Verlander brings you his updated MLB Power Rankings as the New York Yankees & Philadelphia Phillies continue to hold … source
Aaron Judge belts another homer as Yankees keep rolling vs. Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — No one has ever hit a ball into the giant glove across the left field stands at Oracle Park, and Aaron Judge would know that. But the childhood Giants fan turned Yankees slugger went for it Saturday night. Judge didn’t get that far, but he did hit a 464-foot, two-run homer in […]