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Can Yankees fans really trust the optimism around Max Fried?
Amid the summer heat, and on a Monday no less, the Yankees announced they were placing Max Fried on the injured list. The news broke with a very general release saying the move was retroactive to Friday and due to a left elbow bone bruise. The same injury that cost Fried two months already this […]
RailRiders’ Hendry happy to be back pitching this season
Brian Hendry is thrilled to be back on the mound again. The 26-year-old righthanded pitcher who was taken by the New York Yankees in the 10th round of the 2023 MLB Draft missed all of last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. But he has returned this season and, at three levels, he is […]
Yankees Birthday of the Day: Graig Nettles
In the history of any franchise, you can pick out a handful of keystone signings that help usher in a new chapter in the annals of the team. A decade of mismanagement under CBS ownership left the Yankees in the wilderness, contributing to a 14-year World Series drought, the longest in the franchise’s history since […]
Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays edge Blue Jays to hold five-game lead
The Yankees kept pace in a crowded American League playoff picture Thursday, felling the Orioles 5-3 on the strength of an eighth-inning rally to take their third straight. It was a mixed bag for their competition, with an intra-division matchup between the first place Rays and a Blue Jays squad still very much in the […]
Yankees need to take more chances on the bases as offense scuffles
Tuesday night’s series opener against the Orioles followed the exact same script that we’ve seen the last several weeks with the Yankees. A comatose offense, an elite pitching staff, a close game late, and a battle of the bullpens where every run matters. In the seventh inning, when the Yankees ultimately found the go-ahead runs […]
Yankees prospects: Kilby, Pena lead Tampa blowout
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 7-2 vs. Charlotte Knights 2B Anthony Volpe 0-4, 3 KLF Jasson Domínguez 1-3, 2B, BB, K, SBC J.C. Escarra 0-4SS Max Schuemann 0-4, 2 K3B Oswaldo Cabrera 1-4DH Marco Luciano 0-3, BB, KRF Yanquiel Fernández 1-41B Tyler Hardman 0-2, RBI, BB, KCF Kenedy Corona 2-3, RBI, SB Xavier Rivas 3.1 IP, […]
Which Yankee has raised your expectations the most?
It’s a bit of a cliche, but one of the great things about baseball is that it never fails to surprise us. You can go to the ballpark and see something you’ve never seen before every night. The worst team in the league is liable to beat the best team in the league on any […]
Yankees news: Boone continues to stand by Ramos
New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: To say that Heliot Ramos is off to a rough start with the Yankees would be an understatement. Before Wednesday’s game, he had a .371 OPS as a member of the Bombers, yet he has been hitting third or fourth in the order. Manager Aaron Boone implied he […]
George Lombard Jr.’s late infield single pushes Yankees past Orioles
Sometimes baseball is weird. Sometimes it’s sloppy. Sometimes, neither team looks exceptionally sharp. But all of the time, someone has to win. The way this game started, it looked like it would last as long as those classic four-hour Yankees-Red Sox July marathons at Fenway, and although this one clocked in at three hours and […]
New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles: Will Warren vs. Chris Bassitt
I probably didn’t need to tell you this, but the 2026 AL East is shaping up to be one of the most competitive divisions in the history of baseball, particularly with the weakness of the rest of the American League. Entering Wednesday night, the last-place Orioles are 61-65, which would be just two games behind […]
The Bronx Bombers do not need to live like this
For the near-decade that Aaron Boone has been manager of the New York Yankees, fans have been able to memorize the script of every season with near-perfect accuracy. They play well, then they struggle, then they rally to reach the playoffs, but lose their way in the postseason en route to a crushing defeat. The […]
The Yankees Birthday Series, presented by Pinstripe Alley
During my tenure at Pinstripe Alley—hell, during my entire time as a baseball fan—I’ve never been shy about delving into the team’s history and exploring the lives of its long roll call of players, both incredible and regrettable. We provide plenty of other coverage on the current-day activities of the teams, so I like having […]
Yankees Birthday of the Day: Bobby Richardson
For some players, context defines their legacy. Bobby Richardson’s career statline — .266/.299/.335, 77 OPS+, 8.1 rWAR — was lackluster even by the standards of the 1950s and 1960s, and were it not for his elite defense at the keystone, he may have found the Yankees looking to replace him. But when the lights shined […]
Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Toronto tramples Tampa, White Sox walked off again
Carlos Rodón looked about as good as you could have expected in his first big league game back from an almost two-month injury absence, limiting the Orioles to a run on two hits and two walks in four innings. Trent Grisham continued his recent red-hot streak with a homer and a two-run single to drive […]
Yankees At-Bat of the Week: Ben Rice (8/16)
The Yankees finally managed to score more than one run with a 4-3 extra innings victory in the series finale over the Blue Jays to avoid the sweep. In scoring just two runs in regulation, they were in danger of making 11 games out of 16 in which they scored two or fewer runs. That […]
Yankees prospects: Luke Pettitte homers in pro debut but Tampa loses slugfest
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 8-9 (10) vs. Charlotte Knights — held 8-1 lead late in the eighth … then, it vanished 2B Anthony Volpe 1-2, 2B, 4 BB, 3 RBI — only retired onceCF Jasson Domínguez 0-6, 4 K — oof, JassonC Mitch Garver 1-5, K — second game since joining YanksDH J.C. Escarra 1-4, […]
Today on Pinstripe Alley – 8/19/26
It was a day that ended in “y”, so the Yankees played a close game last night. It’s all nail-biters all the way down, but as long as they can score just enough to make their stellar pitching stand up, it’s a good enough formula. The Yankees prevailed in their series opener with the Orioles […]
Yankees news: Team hopeful that Fried will miss minimal time
CBS Sports | Mike Axisa: The Yankees suffered another hit when they had to place pitcher Max Fried on the injured list on Monday. Between Carlos Rodón returning and other aspects of the team stepping up, here’s how the Yankees will have to do to withstand the injury to Fried. MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: That […]
Trent Grisham provides all the offense in Yankees’ win over Orioles
We’ve seen this game a lot lately. The starting pitcher has himself a good day, the bullpen has arguably a better day, and the lineup just manages to scratch across enough runs for the club to win. Tonight it wasn’t even “the lineup” so much as it was “just Trent Grisham”, but every win counts […]
New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles: Carlos Rodón vs. Shane Baz
After a great start from a lefty in Sunday’s win, the Yankees will turn to another southpaw as they kick off a road trip with three games at Camden Yards. The Orioles may be three games under .500, but they’re sniffing around the final AL Wild Card slot, and Carlos Rodón will have to handle […]
How would the Yankees’ offense look if everyone is healthy?
The Yankees’ offense ranks 29th among 30 MLB teams with an 86 wRC+ since Aaron Judge went down in late May, and 27th with a 78 wRC+ since Cody Bellinger’s injury (July 26th). The two former MVPs are of vital importance for Aaron Boone’s lineup, as is a healthy Giancarlo Stanton, another past recipient of […]
The Yankees aren’t getting what they need at first base
It is not a particularly complex argument to say that the loss of Aaron Judge has had a significant affect on the Yankees following his injury at the end of May. This would be the case for any squad missing out on a bat that can reasonably be included in conversations with Barry Bonds and […]
Yankees prospects: Week 21 minor league recap
The dog days of August are in full swing on the minor league calendar, and as some of the Yankees affiliates juggle an injury bug and a ton of moving parts due to midseason promotions, the playoff race is heating up. As of right now, just two teams will be playing for a title, with […]
Yankees Birthday of the Day: Burleigh Grimes
Between the sign stealing scheme of recent years, the steroid/PED news cycles of the past couple decades, and the many other scandals through the history of the sport, cheating has always been a hot topic in baseball. Very few of the scandals are as amusing as the “spitball.” For one, the spitball was legal for […]
Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays come back, White Sox get walked off
The Yankees enjoyed their Monday off, headed to Baltimore for a three-game set with the Orioles. Coming off of a disappointing series against the Jays, albeit with a strong finish, the Bombers have plenty of ground to make up in the East during the final months of the season, though they still hold the top […]
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