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Pinstripe Alley’s 2026 Yankees and MLB predictions

It’s so nice to finally say this: The New York Yankees will officially open the 2026 Major League Baseball season tonight in San Francisco against the Giants, so the spotlight is all on Aaron Judge, Max Fried, and company for the evening. The Opening Day roster is set, the i’s are dotted, the t’s are […]

Opening Way

Alas, here we are again. Opening Day. Yanks vs. Giants. Funski. Never mind the long...

What do you think of Opening Night?

Tomorrow is Opening Day. But tonight is baseball. Regular season baseball. MLB is debuting Opening Night this year, with the Yankees and Giants opening their seasons against each other, all streamed through Netflix. It’s a double-blow to the traditionalists; not only are we getting a game before the proper start of the season, but it’s […]

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Lee Mazzilli

While it is certainly common for players to play for multiple franchises in their career, more often than not, they are generally associated with one team. In the case of today’s birthday boy, that association is not with the Yankees. Lee Mazzili played 14 seasons in the majors, less than one of which came with […]

New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants: Opening Day Series Preview

After a long offseason, the wait is finally over. Opening Day has officially arrived on the calendar, and the New York Yankees are going to be one of the two teams marking the start of the 2026 Major League Baseball season. As the only game of the day—well, evening—the eyes of every baseball fan will […]

Orioles news: O’s look to finalize roster on eve of Opening Day

Good morning Birdland, A baseball game that actually counts will take place today. It’s the Yankees and the Giants, it’s at 8 p.m., and it’s only on Netflix. So I will be missing it, but at least it’s happening! As for a game that we all care about around here, we have one more day […]

Phillies news: Justin Crawford, Bryce Harper, Pete Crow-Armstrong

Opening Day is tonight. Kind of. Well, the Yankees and Giants play tonight, on Netflix, so I guess it’s Opening Night. And there will be stars on the broadcast. From other sports. Not baseball, mind you. There will be wrestling people. On Netflix. I hate MLB sometimes. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:

Which Yankee(s) will hit the first two homers of the 2026 season?

Finally. It’s been 168 days since the New York Yankees’ 2025 campaign ended in Division Series disappointment at the hands of the eventual AL champion Toronto Blue Jays. That was a big ol’ bummer, but it’s ancient history now. The 2026 MLB season begins tonight with the Yankees and San Francisco Giants kicking off the […]

Yankees news: Opening Day’s biggest question marks

New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: By all accounts, the AL East is going to be a dogfight yet again. The Yankees bring a lot of talent to that fight, with two-time defending MVP Aaron Judge and a top of the pitching rotation that rivals anyone in baseball. There are still real questions with […]

Yankees 8, Cubs 3: And now, on to the regular season

The Cubs’ final spring training game was a clunker, an 8-3 loss to the Yankees at Sloan Park. So this is going to be a very short game recap, as the team’s focus turns to the 2026 season opener Thursday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs scored both of their runs on solo homers. Alex Bregman […]

New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs: Gerrit Cole vs. Edward Cabrera

There’s very “last day of school” vibes around today, with the final spring exhibition before Opening Day tomorrow, wrapping up this two-game set with the Cubs from Arizona. After a one-inning, 10-pitch spring debut last week, Gerrit Cole will get the ball ahead of a likely rehab assignment to try and tune up for a […]

Yankees Rule 5 Draft pick Cade Winquest makes Opening Day roster

With a little more than 24 hours before first pitch of Opening Day, the Yankees are putting the final touches on their active roster. The latest move saw the team select the contract of right-handed reliever Cade Winquest to the big-league roster; Jon Heyman was the first to report the news. The Yankees selected Winquest […]

Carlos Lagrange, Finlete, and the spectre of speculation

On Sunday, the New York Daily News’ Gary Phillips wrote a story about ascendent Yankees pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange which gave me pause when I read the headline. Specifically, the story was about Lagrange’s partnership with a start-up company called Finlete. Finlete is a platform of sorts which allows fans to essentially treat players like […]

Cubs vs. Yankees at Mesa preview, Tuesday 3/24, 2:05 CT

Tuesday notes… Here are today’s particulars. For the third straight day, neither team’s lineup was available at posting time. I assure you that will change starting Thursday. Edward Cabrera will start for the Cubs. Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees. As noted above, there’s no TV today. There will be a radio broadcast on […]

Five Dumb Predictions for the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 Major League Baseball season will reportedly begin tomorrow, March 25th, when the San Francisco Giants take on the New York Yankees in the hallowed grounds of the Bronx. (We all know the season doesn’t really begin until the next day when the Cincinnati Reds play host to the Boston Red Sox at Great […]

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Ernie Shore

Baseball history is full of great players. It is also full of players whose stories become intertwined with legends so large that they never quite stand on their own. Ernie Shore just happens to be one of those players. The former Yankee celebrates his birthday today, and while his career deserves recognition on its own, […]

Presenting the 2026 Yankees Roster Season Preview

The long night of the offseason is approaching its conclusion! Pitchers and catchers report to the Tampa spring training complex in nine days as of the time that this post goes up, and we’ll have exhibition games beginning on February 20th against the Orioles. Opening Day in San Francisco is just over a month after […]