Jonathan Loaisiga takes next step towards Yankees return as bullpen struggles continue
Jonathan Roashga is one step closer to returning to the Yankees bullpen. Roashga on Saturday began rehabilitation assignments with Single A Tampa and pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout on the 10th pitch as he continues his comeback from UCL surgery last April. The right-hander is likely to need a significant portion of his […]
Aaron Boone leaves door open for Yankees closer change as Devin Williams struggles
The rain gave the Yankees an extra day to marinate Devin Williams’ decision. However, after Williams blew a save in nine innings, his struggle continued, manager Aaron Boone kept the door open due to a change in the role of Closer, just a month after the season. “We’re still going to talk about this,” Boone […]
Yankees postpone Saturday game for Sunday doubleheader
The Yankees have to wait for an extra day to bounce back from their losses on Friday. Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium was postponed due to sustained bad weather forecasts, the team said. The game will be composed as part of the Sunday of the straight double header starting at 1:35pm […]
Yankees’ Paul Goldschmidt hitting like DJ LeMahieu did in his prime
Did the Yankees unearth Prime DJ lemahieu? While the actual lemahieu checks the box during rehabilitation assignment, the Yankees received the same type of production. Line drive hits all the fields, with few strikeouts and baseball’s second singles into play. Paul Goldschmidt, who led the National League with home runs in 2013 and crushed 35 […]
Yankees’ Anthony Volpe getting close to busting out: Aaron Boone
Manager Aaron Boone believes the climb has begun, but the roller coaster where Anthony Volpe reached another valley on the plate has reached another valley. When he entered play on Friday, he has tended to be more likely to get red hot throughout his major league career, with a cold, cold spurt, 6-43 (.140) with […]
Jayden Stroman starring on LI with Yankees star brother nearby
Jaden Stroman is a hit on Long Island. The younger brother of Yankees right-handed Marcus Stromann is following the family business as a right-out pitcher for Patchigue Medford. He’s getting ready to play at Duke next year, so he’s hitting a cool .500. But you don’t know that Stroman is a baseball royal just by […]
Yankees’ Paul Goldschmidt collects another three hits in hot start
CLEVELAND – Aaron Boone wanted to rest Paul Goldschmidt during the Yankees’ 13-day stretch of 13 games, which ended Wednesday. Veteran bats won’t allow that. So Boone compromised him on Wednesday with DH and Goldschmidt just kept hits, earning three hits in a 5-1 win over the Guardians at Progressive Field. The 37-year-old has scored […]
Yankees’ Cody Bellinger ‘sticking with the process’ despite struggles
CLEVELAND — As Cody Bellinger was piling up hits at Grapefruitreug this spring, Aaron Boone joked that he should pace himself for the regular season. Of course, it’s not that simple, but almost a month after the season, Bellinger is still trying to settle in the plate groove. “Obviously I want to get better,” Bellinger […]
Yankees undone by sloppy sixth inning, fall to Guardians again
CLEVELAND – Will Warren was working on a one-hit shutout when he scored the mound in six innings. Afterwards, nine batters – only two of them faced – the Guardians stirred up enough runs to win the game. It quickly happened by their own, but the Yankees’ two-run lead turned into a 3-2 defeat at […]
Giancarlo Stanton takes key step toward Yankees injury return
CLEVELAND – At the stadium where the Yankees were placed on wide shoulders last October, Giancarlo Stanton stepped up to the plate Tuesday to test his elbow. The Yankees slugger practiced field batting for the first time at Progressive Field as he continues to try to make a comeback from the illness that has been […]