Yankees still have a Blake Snell chance
TAMPA — Top free agent pitcher Blake Snell’s camp and the Yankees continue to discuss possible scenarios, but they spoke again on Monday, but so far no major progress has been made, just talks. It’s nothing more than that. It’s clear why the Yankees continue these discussions. Snell would give the Yankees a Cy Young […]
Aaron Judge looks comfortable in first Yankees lineup test with Juan Soto
Items to watch for Sunday’s Yankees’ Grapefruit League game: Easy with 3 The 3-hole seems like a perfect fit for Aaron Judge. In his first game batting behind new No. 2 hitter Juan Soto, Judge went 2-for-2 with an RBI in a split-squad win against the Blue Jays. Aaron Judge singled to Alex Verdugo for […]
MLB reporter Jorge Castillo joins ESPN to cover Yankees, Mets
ESPN is increasing its baseball coverage in New York. Veteran MLB reporter Jorge Castillo will join the network to cover the Yankees and Mets, the Post reported. He will also contribute to ESPN’s national MLB coverage. Castillo has spent the past six years at the Los Angeles Times, first working on Dodgers wins and then […]
How Yankees’ Carlos Rodon, new pitch fared in first spring start
CLEARWATER, Fla. — It won’t take long for Carlos Rodon to have a better spring than last year, but he’s off to a good start. The Yankees left-hander only made it past one game in the Grapefruit League last spring before his injury problems began, but he appears to be off to a good start […]
Juan Soto unapologetically reveling in Yankees chance after fast start
TAMPA — Yankees rookie slugging superstar Juan Soto stunned fans and impressed his teammates with a three-run homer that sailed into the left-field scoreboard in his pinstripe debut Sunday, but he personally He has not yet revealed his goals or expectations. First (and possibly only) season in the Bronx. However, he guarantees his two things. […]
Luis Rojas lobbied for Marcus Stroman before Yankees’ signing
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Before signing Marcus Stroman in January, the Yankees turned to knowledgeable in-house resources for insight. Luis Rojas gave Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone positive reviews of Stroman from the season and a half they spent together with the Mets, first as a quality control coach in 2019 and then as manager in […]
Juan Soto launches home run off scoreboard in Yankees spring debut
Juan Soto made quite the first impression. In his spring training debut with the Yankees on Sunday, wearing a pinstriped uniform, Soto hit an inverted three-run home run that hit the left-center scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning at Tampa. The 428-foot-tall bomb had a firing speed of 110.1 miles per hour, giving […]
Yankees get first look at Anthony Volpe’s flatter swing
LAKELAND, Fla. — Anthony Volpe doesn’t want to be called flat, but he wants his bat trajectory to take on that characteristic. After a shaky rookie season offensively, the Yankees shortstop spent the offseason focusing on flattening his swing. He was so out of shape by the end of last year that it contributed to […]
Yankees’ Trent Grisham belts three-run homer in spring opener
Notable items from the Yankees’ Grapefruit League opener Saturday in Lakeland, Fla.: runaway success Trent Grisham hit an estimated 421-foot three-run home run off minor league left-hander Jake Higginbotham. Grisham, a left-handed hitter, is expected to be the Yankees’ fourth outfielder, and manager Aaron Boone said he expects him to play “a lot.” In the […]
Yankees’ Luis Gil impresses in first spring start since Tommy John surgery
LAKELAND, Fla. — Lewis Gil hopes it’s not just his UCL that improves after Tommy John surgery. The Yankees right-hander made his spring training debut on Saturday and showed some intriguing potential before undergoing elbow surgery. Gill, who had three strikeouts (but two walks) in two innings and 41 pitches, averaged 96.4 mph with his […]