Yankees’ Gerrit Cole expected to throw off mound Saturday
Manager Aaron Boone said Gerrit Cole played catch on Friday, but the right-hander’s next real test is expected to be Saturday, when the Yankees ace takes the mound for the first time since being sidelined with elbow inflammation. He said he was planning to get off the train. March. “This is a step,” Boone said […]
Yankees’ Carlos Rodon regresses after promising stretch: ‘It sucks’
BALTIMORE — Carlos Rodon went from his best two games of the season to his worst start. The Yankees left-hander hit three solo home runs on Thursday, but that was before he was unable to overcome a four-run hit in the fifth inning of a 7-2 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. . “Our […]
Gerrit Cole not throwing off mound yet as Yankees take it slow with ace
BALTIMORE — Yankees forward Gerrit Cole’s daily updates are all positive as he continues to work on improving his pitching lately. The team was adamant about not saying when the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner would return from the elbow neuritis and edema he experienced midway through spring training, but on Wednesday the calendar […]
Clay Holmes picks up big five-out save in Yankees’ victory
BALTIMORE — Five days after Aaron Boone declined a request for a six-out save from Clay Holmes, he asked for a five-out save. The Yankees closer answered the call. With the Yankees clinging to a two-run lead in the eighth inning and the Orioles on the brink of a comeback, Holmes came on the scene […]
Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu closing in on resuming baseball activities
BALTIMORE — Wednesday marks a week since DJ LeMahieu was out of action for at least a week to receive treatment for a non-displaced foot fracture. The Yankees’ veteran infielder has not yet resumed baseball activities, but he may do so soon. “Not yet, but I know he came in feeling good today,” manager Aaron […]
Luis Gil’s career-best night lifts Yankees to win over Orioles
BALTIMORE — One way to counter the Yankees, who only scored two points? Don’t give up on anything. Lewis Gil made it look easy Wednesday night, getting the best start to his young career by shutting out the Orioles at Camden Yards and leading the Yankees to a 2-0 victory. Yankees pitcher Lewis Gil (81) […]
Yankees come up short in pitchers’ duel with rival Orioles
BALTIMORE — The first of 17 games was against the defending AL East champions. On Monday night, in the first showdown between division rivals and the American League’s top two offensive teams, the Orioles nudged the Yankees 2-0 in front of a lively crowd of 23,184 at Camden Yards. I overtook him. Clark Schmidt and […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge makes first-career start in left field
After preparing for each possibility over the past two spring training sessions, Aaron Judge finally started in left field for the first time in his career on Monday. With left fielder Alex Verdugo on the paternity list, Judge was forced to play in the Yankees’ 2-0 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards, sliding in […]
Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo hits 300th career homer amid red-hot stretch
MILWAUKEE — Until last week, Anthony Rizzo had one home run in the first 23 games of the season and 296 in his career. After six games and one onslaught, the Yankees’ veteran first baseman had a breakthrough. Rizzo hit his 300th career home run late in Sunday’s 15-5 win over the Brewers at American […]
Yankees set for first clash with AL East’s defending champion Orioles
MILWAUKEE — The Yankees will be seeing the team they spent most of last season staring down for the first time. After another 15-5 win over the Brewers on Sunday, the Yankees fly to Baltimore and begin a four-game series against the defending AL East champions on Monday. “We’re excited,” Aaron Judge said. “We’ve watched […]