As the summer begins to wind down, the New York Yankees find themselves in the midst of a race to best the Tampa Bay Rays and win the American League East. Despite injuries to reigning MVP Aaron Judge and veteran slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the New York lineup has been able to scrape together wins and remain […]
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Game #132…..it is getting serious. And the Jays are half a game out of a Wild Card spot. Once again, we have an early game. And I have tennis til then so getting the Game Thread together early. They don’t have the lineups posted yet. Or told us what the roster move of the day […]
Before the 2026 season, all Ben Rice seemed to be was a promise. Promises of production, improvement, and otherworldly metrics painted a picture close enough to reality for New York Yankees fans to salivate over. That’s not to say he wasn’t already productive. In 2025, Rice posted a .251/.344/.499 slash line, with an OPS of […]
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One could argue that the Yankees’ loss yesterday was maybe the fourth- or fifth-most impactful bit of news from the day, but if we were to zero in on that? Yeah, that was annoying. They had a legitimate chance to steal a second Dylan Cease start for a win in the span of a week, […]
Fernando Cruz has earned the innings that decide Yankees games, not a spare pocket in the middle of one.
Amed Rosario's role is harder to justify while his August bat has gone quiet.
The Twins have added a veteran arm for the stretch run.
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 9-6 vs. Charlotte Knights SS Anthony Volpe 0-5LF Jasson Domínguez 1-4, 2 RBI, BB, KC Mitch Garver 1-4, RBI, BBDH J.C. Escarra 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 K3B Oswaldo Cabrera 0-4, K2B Marco Luciano 0-4, 2 KRF Yanquiel Fernández 2-3, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, K1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 1-2, 2 BBCF Duke Ellis 1-3, […]
Good news: Cody Bellinger is back today! Bad news: The Yankees’ winning streak was snapped, Ryan Weathers left with forearm tightness, and Giancarlo Stanton might be officially toast. So… 1-for-4? But call some of those non-hit ABs tough ones, like a double play with the bases loaded. Today on the site, Scott will have the […]
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Cody Bellinger is slated to return from the IL today. The outfielder had a short rehab stint at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as he recovered from a Grade 2 left hamstring strain that’s kept him off the field since late July. “I’ve been wanting to get back for a while,” Bellinger said. “You always […]
The Yankees cannot wait to be free of Giancarlo Stanton's massive contract
The New York Yankees were defeated 4-3 by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. After the game, the Yankees announced that infielder/outfielder Max Schuemann was optioned to Triple-A. According to Jorge Castillo of ESPN, Cody Bellinger will take Schuemann’s spot on the big league roster on Sunday. Bellinger has been recovering from a hamstring injury. […]
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The New York Yankees have been battling to stay within reach of the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East all season. It has largely been an uphill battle because they have had to struggle to find something of a reliable offense this season because of injuries to superstar Aaron Judge and slugger Giancarlo […]
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Blue Jays 4 Yankees 3 Well, that will get your blood pressure up. Bottom of the ninth, Jays up by one. Louis Varland in. Jazz Chisholm Jr. leads off with a double to the wall in center. But he strikes out Austin Wells (with Wells using the Yankees’ last challenge on the strike three pitch). […]
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees by a final score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Dylan Cease pitched well once again, but he did lose an impressive streak during the game. Cease ended up giving up one run, bringing his road scoreless streak to an end at 42 innings. […]
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Yankees lefty Ryan Weathers was pulled from his outing on Saturday against the Blue Jays with forearm discomfort, per a team announcement. He’s headed for imaging. Weathers was removed with one out and two runners on in the fourth inning during a Myles Straw at-bat. Weathers labored through his outing before the injury. He had […]
The cruelty of the game of baseball was on full display on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx. The day began with the news that Giancarlo Stanton had injured his left calf, likely ending his season. Were that the only bad injury news of the day, the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays would have […]
With an already depleted pitching staff, all eyes are on Yankees left-hander Ryan Weathers after he left his start early with arm discomfort to undergo further medical testing.
Anxiety continues to surround the New York Yankees and their growing injured list, but all eyes are currently on left-hander Ryan Weathers as the team announces the immediate next steps for his health.
The Yanks revealed that Weathers will undergo diagnostic tests on his pitching arm after experiencing left forea...
Ryan Weathers left Saturday’s game with left forearm discomfort, the YES Network broadcast announced. He is set to undergo imaging […]
Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays entered Saturday with more than 200 career strikeouts in tow. The right-handed pitcher threatened the New York Yankees with a no-hitter. Until Jazz Chisolm Jr. broke that opportunity up. Chisolm ripped a two-out single on Cease’s 106th pitch of the contest held inside Yankee Stadium. He pounded against […]
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The Twins added bullpen depth by signing a former Yankees reliever to a minor-league contract.
By almost all measures, the Yankees’ decision to roll the dice this past offseason and trade for lefty starter Ryan Weathers has worked out like gangbusters. A talented arm that was once the seventh overall pick in the MLB Draft, Weathers had never thrown more than 95 big-league innings in a season despite debuting at […]
A splendid pitching staff has enabled the New York Yankees (73-55) to build a comfortable lead in the American League Wild Card race, and it is a huge reason why this ballclub is a popular pick to reach the World Series this fall. The unit still has to make it to October, however. Left-handed starter […]
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The New York Yankees received an encouraging Max Fried injury update Saturday when the left-hander completed his first mound session since returning to the injured list with a bone bruise in his left elbow. Fried threw 26 pitches in the bullpen as he works toward another return to New York’s rotation. The injury affects the […]
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Following his placement on the injured list, Max Fried turned in an encouraging first rehab outing, a promising update for a New York Yankees rotation in need of pitching depth.
Max Fried remains one of the missing pieces the New York Yankees need back most as they push through the regular season. Following his placement on the 15-day injured list, the left-hander took a major step forward by making his first mound appearance, delivering encouraging news for a depleted Yankees rotation.
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