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Judge's 2nd-chance blast sets tone on big night for Yanks' bats

CF passes Jeter as he and Soto go yard in the same game for the first time
@ladsonbill24
April 24, 2024

NEW YORK -- Whenever Aaron Judge and Juan Soto hit home runs in a game, good things happen for the Yankees. That was the case Wednesday night in a 7-3 victory over the Athletics at Yankee Stadium. With the victory, the Yankees are 8-1 when either Judge or Soto hits

Injuries & Moves: LeMahieu (foot) shut down for a week

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'Exhibiting Possibilities': Yanks honor Black legends with mural

@feinsand
April 24, 2024

NEW YORK -- For much of the past half-century, Willie Randolph, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia and Aaron Judge have accomplished great things inside Yankee Stadium. Wednesday, the six Yankees legends took their permanent place on the streets of the Bronx, just blocks from the field that

New Draft Top 150 list: BIG changes at the top

April 24, 2024

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

Rizzo breaks through April 'grind' with key HR

Four-run first backs Stroman as Yankees even series with A's
April 24, 2024

NEW YORK -- April has never been Anthony Rizzo's favorite month, with raw weather conditions and early-season rust historically making it tough to keep his swing in a good groove. But he is no stranger to hot streaks, and his team sure could use one right now. Rizzo cracked a

Every team's best 2024 Minor League bobblehead

@BensBiz and @JoshJacksonMiLB
April 23, 2024

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

Yanks' bats can't back Rodón's best start in pinstripes

April 22, 2024

NEW YORK -- One after another, the Yankees made hard right turns back to their dugout on Monday, many grumbling about how difficult it was to pick up the spin on pitches. Their uphill climb wouldn’t get any easier in the ninth inning, with the top of the order challenged

Boone ejected just 5 pitches into game against A's

April 22, 2024

NEW YORK -- Have you ever seen a manager ejected for something a fan said? Neither had Aaron Boone. Yet that is what apparently happened in the first inning of the Yankees' 2-0 loss to the Athletics on Monday, when Boone was tossed after five pitches by home-plate umpire Hunter

What's behind Verdugo's turnaround at the plate?

April 22, 2024

This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. NEW YORK -- Alex Verdugo craved a change of scenery after a tumultuous conclusion to his four-year tenure with the Red Sox. The outfielder

Yankees' Gil keeps his cool to earn first win in 3 years

April 21, 2024

NEW YORK -- It was the top of the third inning on Sunday, and Luis Gil’s frustration boiled over, having been called for a balk that waved in a run. Rearing back for a strikeout, he then glared at the home plate umpire, prompting manager Aaron Boone to intercept his

Cashman talks Soto's immediate impact: 'We'd love to have him for a long time'

@ColeJacobson32
April 21, 2024

When Yankees general manager Brian Cashman promised that 2024 would be better after a “disastrous” 2023 season, he backed up his words by making the blockbuster move of the most recent MLB offseason: trading for Juan Soto from the Padres. Of course, it’s still early. But with the Yankees entering

Ex-Yanks on hand to unveil HOF exhibit on U.S.-Japan bond

April 21, 2024

NEW YORK -- As he arrived in the United States at the beginning of the 2003 season, Hideki Matsui focused on adjusting to the American style of pitching, timing his swing to catch up with quicker fastballs than he had become accustomed to hitting during his years of success in

Soto sparks Yanks as teammates look to hit stride

@MikeLupica
April 21, 2024

Juan Soto has been everything the Yankees thought he would be and needed him to be when they made the trade to get him from the Padres. The problem lately -- even as the Yankees were 14-7 after Saturday’s loss to the Rays and still in first place in the

Yankees Mag: The Show That Never Ends

Anything goes in Bananaland, as the Savannah Bananas demonstrated during three zany games at George M. Steinbrenner Field
April 22, 2024

“We may have to,” Jesse Cole says, tying a bow on a 30-minute conversation before he goes back to whatever reality looks like in the brain center of the Savannah Bananas. “I may have given you a good final piece of your story, by the way, right there: We may

Here are the latest MLB Power Rankings

@williamfleitch
April 21, 2024

When the Mets are playing well -- and the Mets are playing very well right now -- no fanbase loves their team more, or is more aggrieved when the rest of the baseball world does not take appropriate notice. It’s actually wonderful: Fandom is meant to be experienced in the

'Call me lucky': Sterling gives, receives thanks in emotional farewell

April 20, 2024

NEW YORK -- If there was any question about how John Sterling might handle a sendoff after more than three decades broadcasting winning baseball in the Bronx, the answer arrived early Saturday morning, as the longtime radio “Voice of the Yankees” settled into the seat of honor outside the team’s

Yanks unfazed by Judge's early funk: 'He's going to come around'

Captain K's four times in 10-inning shutout loss but says he's 'just missing' his pitch
April 20, 2024

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge shook his head as he walked toward the dugout in the ninth inning Saturday, hearing boos from the Yankee Stadium crowd after his fourth strikeout of the afternoon -- and on his own bobblehead day, no less. Nestor Cortes offered an excellent start, but Judge

Soto hears 'M-V-P' chants after electrifying Yankee Stadium again

April 19, 2024

NEW YORK -- Juan Soto whipped his bat and felt the sweet kiss of ball against barrel, allowing himself a moment to admire a drive destined for the right-field seats. Looking toward the dugout, he flipped his bat and shouted, inviting his teammates to strap in and enjoy the ride.

'JOH-N STER-LING!' Yankees' Bleacher Creatures add legend to Roll Call

April 19, 2024

NEW YORK – The celebration of John Sterling’s legendary career spanning more than three decades as the “Voice of the Yankees” began early Friday night, as the Bleacher Creatures included the now-retired broadcaster as part of the traditional Yankee Stadium “Roll Call.” “Joh-n Ster-ling!” the Creatures chanted, wrapping their tour

Volpe eager to watch HS teammate Leiter's debut

April 18, 2024

This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Stanton starts, Judge completes Yankees' stirring comeback

Sluggers come through in a four-run ninth, ending New York's skid at three games
April 17, 2024

TORONTO -- With the Yankees down to their final three outs and seemingly sleepwalking toward being swept in a three-game series, Giancarlo Stanton’s long home run jolted their big bats back to life. Stanton sparked a comeback by sending a drive rattling into the seats, and Aaron Judge completed the

Yankees prospects team up to turn a high-flying double play

@JesseABorek
April 18, 2024

In the scorebook, the top of the seventh inning of Thursday’s contest between High-A Aberdeen and Hudson Valley concluded on a flyout to the shortstop, who threw back to the first baseman to complete a double play. But this was so much more.