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First pitch sets tone as Cortes struggles on road again
ST. PETERSBURG -- The flip side of Nestor Cortes’ early season success at home has been difficulty on the road, a trend that continued with his first pitch on Saturday afternoon. Yandy Díaz belted Cortes’ grooved fastball for a leadoff homer, then slumping slugger Randy Arozarena homered and drove in
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Schmidt goes for season-high 6 2/3 as Yanks blank Rays
ST. PETERSBURG -- Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt outdueled Taj Bradley in New York’s 2-0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday night. “Slider, sweeper, whatever was really good. The cutter, he had a little bit of everything going tonight,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “It was
Cole, LeMahieu join Yanks at Trop to continue rehab
ST. PETERSBURG -- A pair of Yankees stars -- reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole and infielder DJ LeMahieu -- made the trip to Tropicana Field on Friday as they continued to work their way back from injury. Cole, who has yet to pitch in the regular
Judge hits longest of year (473 feet!) in homestand full of deep drives
NEW YORK -- The Yankees just got their first true Judgian blast of the season. Aaron Judge crushed a 115.7 mph, 473-foot home run to deep, deep, deep center field at Yankee Stadium in Thursday's series finale against the Astros -- tied with Mike Trout for the longest homer of
'Literally every pitch, it's theater': Soto's at-bats wowing Boone
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. David Adler, a reporter for MLB.com, contributed this newsletter item from Yankee Stadium
Yankees Mag: Bonded By Béisbol
On the surface, it had all the makings of a one-way street. The Yankees -- owners of the most famous and recognizable logo in sports, with more championships than any team among the planet’s major leagues -- visiting Mexico City seemed, at first thought, a bit like the gods descending
119.9 mph! Stanton's huge HR the hardest hit in MLB this year
NEW YORK -- Two days, two monster Stantonian blasts at Yankee Stadium. And the second one was even bigger than the first. The 118.8 mph rocket home run Giancarlo Stanton crushed off Justin Verlander in Tuesday's series opener against the Astros was the hardest-hit home run of the MLB season
Yanks' power trio goes deep in same game for first time
NEW YORK -- Soto. Judge. Stanton. Finally. This is what the Yankees have been waiting for since Juan Soto joined Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in pinstripes: On Wednesday, the Bronx Bombers' three superstar sluggers all homered in the same game for the first time. Soto, Judge and Stanton's light-tower
'Passaic wins!' MLB RBI team puts its spin on Sterling's best calls
Longtime Yankees radio voice John Sterling left an indelible mark on the organization and the baseball world. When Sterling retired last month following a 64-year broadcasting career, there was no shortage of tributes for the legendary broadcaster. Look no further than the most recent rendition, courtesy of MLB RBI’s team
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Yanks tee off on old nemesis JV en route to laugher
NEW YORK -- The Yankees have never hit Justin Verlander like this. The Bronx Bombers pounded Verlander for seven runs in Tuesday night's 10-3 demolition of the Astros in the series opener at Yankee Stadium -- the most they've scored in a game against the Astros' ace since he first
Here are the top 10 prospects in the Complex leagues
The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play last Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming
Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors
After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe
Yankees Mag: One of a Kind
It was early in the 1992 baseball season, and Michael Kay couldn’t help but feel distracted. John Sterling sat by his side in the broadcast booth at Yankee Stadium, and the veteran play-by-play announcer was repeatedly reaching for his mute button, muttering unprintable words while furiously annotating a series of
Star-studded Yanks lineup joins new YES App series
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Yanks' No. 2 prospect Jones lowers hands, raises potential
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Spencer Jones spent a good chunk of his offseason working out with and talking to pitchers, particularly his fellow Vanderbilt alums in Nashville. One night, he chatted with good friend and former Commodores teammate Jack Leiter over dinner, and he got a little jealous. “He said, ‘Man,
Watch Soto blow the mind of young Yankees fan
Yankees star Juan Soto is no stranger to making jaw-dropping plays on the diamond. But Soto produced the same effect with a small gesture of kindness outside the white lines Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Soto ranged to his left to catch a Javier Báez fly ball to right for the
Judge early, Soto late: Superstar duo keys Yanks' sweep
NEW YORK -- It was a Judge and Soto game: Aaron Judge started it and Juan Soto finished it -- just the way the Yankees would draw it up every time if they could. The Yankees' two superstars stepped up and sent the Bronx Bombers to a sweep of the
'That's Rizz right there': Rizzo delivers for second straight game
NEW YORK -- Sometimes, it only takes one big swing to break a lineup out of a funk. The Yankees have now gotten two from Anthony Rizzo in a span of 24 hours, and they hope it means things start clicking again for their scuffling offense.
Judge ejected from game for first time in career
NEW YORK -- They say every trip to the ballpark provides the chance to see something you’ve never seen before. The Yankees’ 5-3 win over the Tigers on Saturday at Yankee Stadium provided just that: an Aaron Judge ejection. The Yankees’ slugger had never earned an ejection in the Majors