Yankees’ Nestor Cortes picks up another home win in solid outing
With Nestor Cortez pitching at home, the Yankees would have acquired a lights-out version of the southpaw. They should bottle whatever’s in the air in the Bronx and bring it on tour. Cortes pitched five scoreless innings in Wednesday night’s Yankees-Mariners game at the stadium. The Yankees defeated the Mariners 7-3, with Nestor Cortez pitching […]
Juan Soto, Aaron Judge power Yankees over Mariners to avoid first three-game skid
Hal Steinbrenner already knows how much it will cost to keep Aaron Judge in the Bronx. The price of doing the same with Juan Soto continues to rise, as the two sluggers hit deep runs two innings apart in the Yankees’ 7-3 Mariners win at the Stadium on Wednesday, with Soto hitting two home runs. […]
Hal Steinbrenner’s payroll plan complicates Juan Soto’s Yankees future
Whether Juan Soto is in the Bronx or not, don’t continue to watch the Yankees make just over $300 million this season. Hal Steinbrenner praised Soto again Wednesday during an owners meeting at MLB headquarters in Midtown, saying the team has “championship caliber” and calling the current salary “not sustainable.” added. “To be honest, our […]
Aaron Boone admits he used wrong reliever in key spot in Yankees’ loss
Manager Aaron Boone expressed rare regret, saying he “probably” should have brought in another reliever in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s 6-3 loss to the Mariners in the Bronx. Clayton Andrews, who had been called up the previous day after Ian Hamilton was placed on the seven-day COVID-19 injured list, was warmed up and ready […]
Yankees sputter again in second straight loss to Mariners
The night before, the Yankees wrote off the loss as a fallout from the volatile sport. Seattle’s Tapper and Bloop found holes against Reid and Clay Holmes, who coughed up the game. In baseball, it was a deserved loss. On Tuesday, few events were coincidental. Clark Schmidt had a disappointed reaction after Dylan Moore’s two-run […]
Brian Cashman eager for Yankees’ Juan Soto contract talks
Hal Steinbrenner isn’t the only decision maker who wants Juan Soto to be a Yankee “for the rest of his career.” Asked about Steinbrenner’s recent comments about the team’s newest star, general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday that “Hal just said the truth and the obvious.” “When we traded him, we were certainly hoping we […]
Marcus Stroman sparkles into 8th inning of Yankees’ loss to Mariners
Marcus Stroman is off to a great start as a Yankee. He proudly stepped off the mound in the eighth inning and received a standing ovation at the end of the game. He was nearly perfect. But that wasn’t enough. Yankees starter Marcus Stroman pitched 7 1/3 innings Monday night. Getty Images Stroman pitched 7 […]
Clay Holmes’ nightmare ninth snaps Yankees’ win streak at seven with loss to Mariners
As the lights dimmed and began to flash, Clay Holmes jogged toward a jubilant crowd that saw a fairly new closer entrance designed to liven up the stadium. Minutes later, jubilant fans booed the closer as he touched up for the first time this season. Holmes gave up four runs in a nightmarish nine innings […]
Clay Holmes’ new closer entrance aims to energize Yankees fans
The Yankees are a solid organization with a laid-back, easy-going closer. They added some plays to the closer’s entrance that seem to be good for both club and pitcher. For the first time in more than two years as the team’s closer, Clay Holmes is jogging onto the field to an element that aims to […]
Aaron Judge goes shallow for his seventh homer in 13 games for Yankees
Aaron Judge hits moonshots quite often. On Sunday, he turned to a wall scraper to stay red-hot. Judge hit his 13th home run of the year into the short porch of the right field seats to cap off the Yankees’ 7-2 victory over the White Sox. The two-run slice was a 339-foot shot that could […]