Tyler Matzek doing all the right things to be Yankees bullpen surprise
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The way Aaron Boone spoke about Tyler Matzek during a visiting dugout at Hammond Stadium Tuesday morning sounded like someone trying to build a team. Mazzek then took the mound for Grapefruitreeg's debut and did little to ease that enthusiasm. There's still a long way to go between March 27th and […]
Yankees’ Chase Hampton ‘at peace’ after Tommy John Surgery
TAMPA – Chase Hampton has found a silver lining that could have been an overwhelming diagnosis. It was a diagnosis without a wiggle room. There was no mystery this time. Hampton, who shed some partial tears in his right UCL, felt discomfort again after a bullpen session early in camp. He was torn completely through […]
Yankees’ Scott Effross injured on first pitch of spring outing
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Scott Ephelos has come a long way from Tommy John and Bucktuckling, but this spring he was feeling good and healthy. It came to a screeching halt Tuesday as the Yankees reliever injured his hamstring on the first pitch of his outing against twins at Hammond Stadium before walking off the […]
Ben Rice hoping ‘huge strides’ with body will help toward Yankees roster spot
TAMPA – During his long minor league season, Ben Rice lost normal weight. Last season, Rice was able to actually maintain it, earning her first taste of the Big League during a flammable summer call. “The food is pretty good [in the big leagues]Rice said with a laugh. He then deliberately spent the offseason on […]
Jazz Chisholm has lofty Yankees goals and the swagger to make them happen
TAMPA – Jazz Chisholm Jr. brings speed, power and more to the distinctively stable Yankees clubhouse. He suits his extreme talent, but adds the necessary elements of fun. He wears a permanent smile and you think it's because you imagine a future that is as sparkling as his diamond-dominated Audemars piget watch. He has been […]
Yankees won’t play ‘New York, New York’ anymore after home losses
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Yankees giving Jasson Dominguez ‘a full runway’ in face of left field growing pains
TAMPA – Aaron Boone said on the first day of camp, “If you can play in the outfield at Grapefruitreug, you're in a pretty good place.” Through two games on the left field this spring, the scoreboards are Grapefruit Treegue 1 and Jasson Domínguez 1. The Yankees gave Dominguez a long runway this spring, making […]
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole in ‘good spot’ after session with Roger Clemens
Tampa – He will likely make his spring debut the next time Gerritcole pitches. But before the Yankees host the Tigers on Sunday, Cole was in the backfield facing Aaron's judge and other teammates, building the pitch to 45 while working across three innings of live batting practice. I got it. And as he did […]
Yankees’ Spencer Jones blasts home run in his first spring training game
DUNEDEN, Fla. — Even after a tough season with minors, Spencer Jones knows how to start big league camps significantly. For the second year in a row, the Yankees' top-outfield prospects went home in his first Grapefruitreug match. “Not many people have hit that ball,” manager Aaron Boone said, curved Jones took the opposite way […]
Vladimir Guerrero does not rule out Yankees as potential free agency suitor
Dunedin, Fla. – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. loves Canada, especially the Jays, but for his upcoming free agency – he is the clear No. 1 person for the next winter – he will have any of the 30 teams I suggest considering it. That includes even the Yankees, but he has not completely forgotten why they […]