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Yankees squander Cam Schlittler’s gem, fall to Braves in extra innings

“Max Fried and Gerrit Cole combined to allow two runs through 13.1 innings in the opening contests. Should similar events unfold today, a sweep is tantalizingly close.” So said the idiot who authored today’s game thread. And the monkey’s paw curled. Similar events unfolded as Cam Schlittler delivered a masterful performance and the bullpen held […]

New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves: Cam Schlittler vs. Grant Holmes

The first two games of this series against Atlanta, the NL East front-runner and a possible postseason opponent should the Yankees go deep in October, have gone almost as well as possible, considering the glaring holes in the New York lineup. Starting pitching has been a huge reason for that success. Max Fried and Gerrit […]

Yankees Social Media Spotlight: Welcome to the Concrete Jungle

It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! The Trade Deadline is in the rearview mirror, a top prospect has made his MLB debut, and the heavens opened up and brought a deluge to the Bronx. And while Yankees fans have certainly made their opinions […]

Carlos Rodón pleased with his rehab outing at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

MOOSIC, Pa. — It wasn’t about the results. What mattered was how Carlos Rodón felt after making a rehab start Saturday night for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders against the Rochester Red Wings at PNC Field. Since he felt good, the New York Yankees’ left-hander was satisfied with the outing despite allowing three runs and three […]

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Ralph Houk

The Yankees have had some decent success in replacing franchise cornerstones over the years. Back in the day, they had a run at catcher that, with some small gaps, went from Bill Dickey to Yogi Berra to Elston Howard to Thurman Munson. Their careers overlapped, but Mickey Mantle became the Yankees’ center fielder shortly after […]

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays win again, but Red Sox finally lose

It wasn’t to the same degree as Friday night, but for the second straight day, the Yankees beat the Braves with some dramatics. Ben Rice’s eighth-inning home run ended up proving the difference, despite an Atlanta rally attempt in the ninth inning. George Lombard Jr. and Spencer Jones also had nice days, as the Yankees […]

Yankees prospects: Luis Puello homers twice in Tampa win

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 0-9 vs. Rochester Red Wings 2B Anthony Volpe 1-4, 2B, 2 K — got Scranton’s only XBH; first appearance in the field outside shortstopLF Jasson Domínguez 0-4, 2 K, outfield assistCF Max Schuemann 1-4, 3 K, picked offC J.C. Escarra 0-2, BB, HBPDH Marco Luciano 1-4, KSS Oswaldo Cabrera 0-4, 2 […]

Today on Pinstripe Alley – 8/9/26

The good vibes resonated all around Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Old-Timers’ Day has that kind of effect on fans regardless, but unlike in many of the previous recent Old-Timers’ Days (Josh noted that they were 2-8 in their last 10 of ‘em), the modern Yanks showed up. Gerrit Cole was up to the task of […]

Yankees news: Mariano Rivera returns on triumphant Old-Timers’ Day

MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: A year after rupturing his Achilles tendon while chasing down a Willie Randolph fly ball hit to center field, Mariano Rivera marked a successful return to Old-Timers’ Day. The all-time saves leader and Hall of Famer had to undergo surgery to repair the injury and admitted that he “still [has] to […]

Yankees’ rookies lead the way in Old-Timers’ Day win over Atlanta

Baseball’s a funny sport. Old-Timers’ Day activities had us awash in the nostalgia of past Yankee greatness. Chris Sale and Gerrit Cole were starting today, two of the defining pitchers of their rapidly-closing era. Yet as our attention turned to the past, then to the ever-fleeting present, it was the future of the Yankees that […]

New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves: Gerrit Cole vs. Chris Sale

Set the clock back seven or eight years and this is the premier game of the weekend. Neither Gerrit Cole nor Chris Sale are fully the Cy Youngs they used to be, and yet they’re both still quite good in 2026. After a nailbiter of a win yesterday, Cole will look to give the Yankees […]

The Yankees Reliever Confidence Index: August Edition

At last Monday’s Trade Deadline, the Yankees had an opportunity to augment a bullpen that, despite ranking second in MLB in both ERA and xERA, seemingly had room for another high-end arm. Instead, GM Brian Cashman traded away Camilo Doval, Jake Bird, and Yovanny Cruz. The most charitable interpretation here is addition by subtraction. Doval […]

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Anthony Rizzo

Since Don Mattingly’s retirement after the 1995 season, the Yankees have generally filled the first base spot by bringing in an established veteran. First it was Tino Martinez, then it was Jason Giambi, before Mark Teixeira filled that role from 2009 through 2016. For five years after him, the position became a turnstile, with Greg […]

The Yankees are raising their defensive ceiling with George Lombard Jr.

Shortstop is by far the most important position on the infield. Having a capable fielder there brings peace of mind to the rest of the defense and, perhaps more importantly, to pitchers. The Yankees know this. Shortstops on the team have had, overall, a solid defensive year, with Jose Caballero racking up 10 Defensive Runs […]

Yankees prospects: Volpe, Domínguez both homer in return to Triple-A

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 5-13 vs. Rochester Red Wings SS Anthony Volpe 1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 3 K, throwing error — first game since getting demoted, homered in second at-batLF Jasson Domínguez 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB — followed suit with a homer in the seventh2B Max Schuemann […]

Today on Pinstripe Alley – 8/8/26

The Yankees haven’t exactly been in a slide with their win-loss ratio of late, but they’ve had some tough losses that could’ve easily been prevented by the offense looking alive instead of comatose. Friday night was looking like one of those losses, as they failed to capitalize on a strong Max Fried start and were […]

Yankees news: Yanks planning out Carlos Rodón’s return

New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: Later today, Carlos Rodón is set to make a rehab start in Triple-A. The pitcher has been out since June 30th with elbow inflammation, but his return could be close. The team may or may not give him one more rehab outing, but either way, he’ll be back […]

Yankees, Braves announce new start time after rain delay

It’s Unofficial 1990s Throwback Night at Yankee Stadium on Friday, as the Atlanta Braves are in town to face the Yankees for a three-game set. These showdowns always bring to mind fond—for us anyway—memories of the 1996 and 1999 Fall Classics, when the Yankees came back from down 0-2 to win their first championship in […]

New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves: Max Fried vs. Tyler Mahle

Even these days, interleague matchups aren’t exactly common, making this the first time that Max Fried will face his former club since joining the Yankees. Obviously it isn’t as special as that first visit to Truist Park (which he made at the 2025 All-Star Game), but it adds a layer to this game—the unique context […]

Yankees fans are dissatisfied with the team’s deadline moves

Even with many tries, one probably would not have been able to guess the Yankees’ moves at the 2026 Trade Deadline, making evaluating them a very peculiar task. With that in mind, we asked for your help with a poll that asked you to grade the Yankees’ deadline. Before getting into it, we wanted to […]

Yankees Mailbag: Recapping the deadline and lineup concerns

Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com. The idiot that said, “Harper is coming” asks: How do you feel about this deadline for the Yankees? I went into […]

Yankees add Mitch Garver on minor league deal

What was it we were saying about the Yankees failing to add a catcher in early-August? Scratch that, because Mitch Garver is on his way. Once a rather productive major league backstop, Garver, who was serving in a bench role for the Mariners, was released just a few days ago, making his time on the […]

All eyes on Austin Wells after deadline inactivity

If you polled 1,000 anonymous Yankees fans at random and asked them the biggest issue with the team in 2026, generalizing it that you could name a player, team figure, or even approach, you’d get a lot of answers. There’d be a fair amount of Aaron Boone, Brian Cashman, Hal Steinbrenner, and “analytics” answers, but […]