Gerrit Cole to undergo tests on elbow in potential Yankees nightmare
TAMPA – In the second consecutive March, the Yankees hold their breath on Gerrit Cole's elbow. The Yankees ace is taking a test on his right elbow. The source was confirmed to Post's John Heyman on Friday night after experiencing discomfort. MLB Network first reported the news. Cole made his second start of the spring […]
Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton heading back to NY for more PRP injections
TAMPA – Giancarlo Stanton was back at Yankee Camp on Friday, but not long. The slugger will return to New York on Monday to give yet another round of PRP injections into his sick elbow, a team spokesman said Friday. Stanton was away from February 24th to address personal issues before returning on Friday, but […]
Luis Gil’s second MRI gives Yankees same ‘unfortunate’ reality
TAMPA — When Aaron Bourne revealed earlier this week that Lewis Gill has high-end rat strains following a shutdown for at least six weeks, he said the Yankees are still getting additional opinions from doctors. It happened, and Gill's diagnosis did not worsen, but it didn't get better. Brian Cashman confirmed their first read on […]
Aaron Judge’s Yankees season all comes down to fixing ugly trend
TAMPA – Aaron Judge is looking to improve the almost unprecedented 2024 season. Still, no matter what he does during the upcoming regular season, it's pretty much put aside as the Yankees make the playoffs and waits for the baseball world to see how the judges do it in October. Because last year, two things […]
How Yankees are handling Jasson Dominguez’s left field woes
Tampa – Jasson Domínguez's experiment on the left field doesn't go anywhere, even if the 22-year-old doesn't look that comfortable in that position yet. “He doesn't play a lot of left field,” said Brian Cashman general manager before making another start Thursday with an 8-4 defeat to the Stein Brenner Field twins. “My impression [of […]
Yankees enter sad but familiar territory with DJ LeMahieu injury update
TAMPA – DJ Lemahieu's MRI showed that his calf injury thought he was. That's good and bad for the Yankees veteran three bases. Lemahieu received imaging showing tension in a grade 1 or 2 calf, he said Thursday morning. And although he hasn't spoken to the Yankees medical staff about the exact timeline yet, he […]
Yankees prospect George Lombard Jr., 19, is already wowing Aaron Judge
Clearwater, Fla. — Ask anyone in the Yankees organization about almost every promising young outlook, and inevitably they lead the conversation towards George Lombard Jr. The 19-year-old has stood out throughout the spring, and this time he got another opportunity Tuesday against the Phillies and right-handed Zack Wheeler. Lombard answered with a 106 mph single, […]
Will Warren’s hard-learned Yankees lessons could be soon put to use
Clearwater, Fla. — Will Warren faced the almost identical Phillies lineup that he made on Tuesday in his MLB debut seven months ago. However, he considers him to be a different pitcher than Citizens Bank Park's in July last year. Pitching at Grapefruitreeg is far from the environment in which Warren first started his big […]
Alex Verdugo’s message as sad free agency lingers after Yankees failure
The watch is etched into the possibility that Alex Verdougo will land on the roster before opening day, but it seems that the former Yankee has nothing to do with it. “At some point” Verdugo captioned a highlight reel posted on Instagram on Saturday, showing highlights from the Yankees tenure, but also included shots of […]
Yankees’ Max Fried takes first step toward living up to $218 million hype
TAMPA – When the high-priced left-handed free-agent starter pitched his first game during spring training, Carlos Rodon was ravaged by the Braves, leaving him missing most of the first half with forearm tension. On Monday, Max Freed showed he wanted to see the Yankees' biggest free agent contract at the 31 year old when they […]