Yankees fans booed Vlad Guerrero Jr. after shushing crowd
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrated hitting a home run against the Yankees on Saturday, but Yankees fans weren’t happy about it. Every time Guerrero hit a home run, he silenced the crowd as he circled third base, he said. And even though his home run in the seventh inning brought the Blue Jays within six runs, […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole set to start throwing in positive rehab step
Gerrit Cole’s closure is almost complete. The current AL Cy Young Award winner plans to start playing catch “within the next few days,” Aaron Boone said Sunday, possibly as early as Monday. After being diagnosed with nerve inflammation and edema in his right elbow (he met with Dr. Neal El-Atrache on March 14), Cole was […]
Anthony Volpe’s development ahead of schedule in key Yankees boon
Anthony Volpe skipped a step. He quickly evolved from a talented but unpolished rookie to — for want of a better term — a second-year veteran. “I feel like I saw some guys my age do their thing, but not as fast,” Jose Trevino said. “He deals with the game on a different level.” [from […]
Angel Hernandez makes another controversial call that angers Yankees
Before Sunday’s game at Yankee Stadium, the mere fact that Angel Hernandez was installed as the home plate umpire drew boos. It didn’t take long for Hernandez to become embroiled in controversial calls. Gleyber Torres, who was leading from the bottom of the first inning, took a 3-2 count against Beauden Francis. The Blue Jays […]
Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu takes BP for first time since foot injury
DJ LeMahieu is on track to return from a right leg contusion that has sidelined him since the spring. LeMahieu took batting practice on the field Friday for the first time since his injury and said, “It felt really good.” LeMahieu said he hasn’t started moving side to side on the field or running yet, […]
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton homer as Yankees nip Blue Jays
On a chilly Saturday night in the 9-8 win over Toronto in the Bronx, the bullpen struggled, forcing Aaron Boone to rely on Clay Holmes to get the final two outs and the former What looked like an easy victory for the Yankees turned out to be a blow. After Luke Weaver gave up three […]
Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo healthy now but still looking to get untracked
Midway through spring training, Anthony Rizzo said he feels healthy and the post-concussion symptoms that plagued him last year and ultimately shut him down are gone. His back was feeling good and he had a productive season in the Grapefruit League. So he wasn’t particularly worried about getting back to normal during the regular season. […]
Yankees’ Juan Soto unveils NYC-themed cleats in ‘tough’ home opener
Juan Soto’s home debut at Yankee Stadium had a little bit of everything, except the offensive line. The Yankees’ rising star was greeted loudly in the right field seats by a sold-out Bronx crowd, then made his way to the right field stands in response to the Bleacher Creatures’ roll call, removed his hat and […]
Yankees waste Marcus Stroman’s start in loss to Blue Jays
The excitement for the Yankees’ home opener on Friday afternoon was evident even before the first pitch. But as the ninth inning ended, the air slowly leaked out of the Yankee Stadium balloon. Marcus Stroman held the Blue Jays scoreless for six innings, but the Yankees gave up a bunch of zeros in return and […]
Yankees honor late wife of exec Michael Tusiani after tragic death
It was an emotional day at Yankee Stadium on Friday as the Yankees honored Cathy Tusciani, the wife of the team’s senior vice president of partnerships, Michael Tusciani. Before the game, Aaron Boone became emotional while talking about Kathy Tusiani, who was killed Wednesday in Armonk when her car was hit by a falling tree […]