Aaron Judge ‘close’ to breaking out of lengthy Yankees slump
That’s at least a start. Aaron Judge started showing signs Tuesday night that he’s ready to break out of his season-long funk. The slugging outfielder doubled and squared off several other pitches in the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Athletics. This probably indicates that the former MVP is ready to start resembling the player the […]
Gerrit Cole moving toward throwing off mound in Yankees rehab process
Gerrit Cole improved to throwing 50 times from 120 feet on Tuesday and “could be off the mound sometime next week,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “It’s emotional because we’re getting to 120 points,” Cole said. “We’ll move on.” Typically, 120 feet is the longest a rehabbing pitcher can stretch before taking the mound, but […]
Yankees broadcasters roast umpires day after Aaron Boone ejection
Yankees manager Aaron Boone may have been ready to get over the exit flap from Monday’s loss to the Athletics, but the YES Network broadcast took a few jabs during Tuesday’s telecast. Boone was thrown by Hunter Wendelstedt from Monday’s game after the home plate umpire believed the comments from the fans actually came from […]
Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu exits first rehab game after one at-bat
DJ LeMahieu’s first rehab game Tuesday lasted just one at-bat. The Yankees’ veteran third baseman struck out in his first at-bat and played one inning before being removed from the game against Double-A Somerset due to soreness in his right foot, the team announced. LeMahieu will return to New York on Wednesday to be re-examined […]
Baseball fan’s heckling gets New York Yankees manager ejected from game
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from Monday’s game against the Oakland Athletics after an umpire appeared to confuse a fan’s heckling with Boone’s. The ejection happened just five pitches after the start of the game. After a pitch from Yankees starter Carlos Rodón was called a strike by Hunter Wendelstedt, the home […]
Umpire who ejected Yankees’ Aaron Boone doubles down despite manager calling it ’embarrassing’
There was an uproar at Yankee Stadium when home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone from the game just five pitches into the game. But fans screaming at Wendelstedt appeared to prompt the veteran referee to eject Boone, who they had exchanged words with just seconds earlier, from the game. […]
A’s Mitch Spence may make Bronx debut after Yankees lost him in Rule 5
There were no hard feelings, but Mitch Spence’s first desire was to remain a Yankee. Spence, a right-handed starter who has steadily developed within the system and had a solid 2023 season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, was announced in November by the organization as pitcher Clayton Beater and catcher Agustin. – Oversaw the addition of Ramirez […]
This is the fan who got Yankees’ Aaron Boone ejected against A’s
The person responsible for ejecting Aaron Boone from a Yankees game has been identified. During Monday’s game against the Athletics at Yankee Stadium, Boone was ejected by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt with just two batters left after a fan took issue with the call and the umpire mistook it for a complaint from the […]
Victor Gonzalez continues strong start to Yankees tenure
Victor Gonzalez said he usually lets pitchers overlook him, such as in the ninth inning, and lets the fielders do their jobs. For some reason he couldn’t identify, but this was different. “It was a reaction,” the Yankees reliever said through an interpreter. Victor Gonzalez pitches during the Yankees’ win over the Rays on April […]
Yankees’ Nestor Cortes throws gem in start reminiscent of 2022
Before the last game against the Guardians, Nestor Cortes had a close encounter. The left-handed pitcher’s moment of rediscovering All-Star success starting in 2022 was a mix of good and bad. Eight shutout innings against the Marlins. Nestor Cortez pitched well against the Rays. Robert Szabo of the New York Post He continued to strike […]