Regardless of what loudmouths on social media, WFAN, wherever say about Yankees manager Aaron Boone, it’s hard to deny a basic truth: The guy is a pretty good manager. No, don’t grab the pitchforks and storm my desk. Think about it. Aaron Boone made the move from the ESPN booth to managing a baseball team … Continued
It’s August 4 and, per usual, fans of both the New York Yankees and New York Mets are stressed out for different reasons. What’s strange is that, for the first time since probably the 2000 Subway Series? The roles have reversed. The Mets are a half-game behind their blood rival Philadelphia Phillies in the NL … Continued
Marcus Stroman picked up the win in the New York Yankees’ 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, right as general manager Brian Cashman was in the thick of rebuilding the bullpen. The same bullpen the Yankees heavily leaned on as Stroman often labored just to complete five innings in his nine starts … Continued
The New York Mets are acquiring center fielder Cedric Mullins from the Baltimore Orioles. Per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, Baltimore will receive three prospects: Raimon Gomez, Anthony Nunez, and Chandler Marsh. All three are high-strikeout relief pitchers. Mullins immediately adds some stability to center field and is an upgrade over both the aging Starling Marte and … Continued
The New York Yankees made their bullpen better when they landed David Bednar from the Pirates, and now they hope it will take flight now that Jake Bird has been acquired from the Colorado Rockies. Jack Curry of the YES Network reported the Yankees would send two prospects to the Rockies: infielder Roc Riggio and … Continued
The New York Yankees added some much-needed bullpen help when they finally traded for some pitching hours before the trade deadline. Per Jeff Passan, the Bronx Bombers have acquired Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar for a trio of prospects. The Pirates will receive No. 8 prospect Rafael Flores, No. 14 prospect Edgleen Perez, and outfielder … Continued
The New York Mets made their first significant moves of the trade deadline, bolstering their relief pitching with a pair of veteran relievers. First, in a controversial deal, the Mets dealt reliever Jose Butto and two popular prospects to the Giants for submariner Tyler Rogers. Those two prospects just happened to be exciting outfielder Drew … Continued
The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Gage Ziehl, per YES Network’s Jack Curry. Slater is the second right-handed bat the Yankees have acquired since star outfielder and team captain Aaron Judge hit the injured list with an elbow strain. Over the weekend, New … Continued
Former New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, and on the first ballot. The big lefty turned in a career for the ages, finishing with 251 career wins, 3.74 ERA, and 3,093 strikeouts in a career that began in Cleveland with a pitstop in Milwaukee before he … Continued
The New York Yankees made another trade late Saturday when they acquired utility infielder Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals. Per Jack Curry of the YES Network, New York will send righty reliever Clayton Beeter and 18-year-old outfield prospect Browm Martinez to DC. Rosario, 29, has hit .270 with a 105 wRC+ in 47 games … Continued
The New York Yankees finally have a third baseman, with Ryan McMahon coming to the Bronx from the Colorado Rockies. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand was first with the news. The Rockies, per ESPN’s Jorge Castillo, will receive minor league pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz, the Yankees’ No. 8 and 21 prospects. McMahon, 30, has spent … Continued
A road trip in Toronto ended in a literal comedy of errors for the New York Yankees. The Bronx Bombers still trade the first-place Blue Jays by 4.5 games in the AL East, and desperately need some strong showings ahead of the trade deadline. Their opponent this weekend, the Bryce Harper-led Philadelphia Phillies, are in … Continued
The New York Yankees’ defense betrayed them again on Monday, as a pair of errors from Oswald Peraza and Anthony Volpe led to a 4-1 defeat. Five walks from Carlos Rodon didn’t help either. New York now sits four games behind the Jays, and hopes giving the rookie the ball again will help. That’s right, … Continued
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The New York Yankees took two in Atlanta ahead of a key series in Toronto, and this could be a series that decides a division…in August. The Blue Jays are on an absolute hot streak, having gone 28-13 since June 1. This, combined with the Yankees’ June swoon, allowed them to take over first place … Continued
“I remember really wanting to play baseball,” former Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott said over the phone last week. “My dad buying me a cheap glove down at the drugstore. I don’t think he saw a future in it.” Well, ten MLB seasons, four teams, and a no-hitter later? He didn’t just break the barrier, but … Continued
To say Max Fried and the start of his eight-year, $218 million pact with the Yankees has paid off is a good joke. The big lefty is 11-2 on the year with a stellar 2.27 ERA. Very easily an early favorite for the AL Cy Young. And on Saturday agains the Cubs, Fried will go … Continued
The New York Yankees upped their winning streak to four with a sweep of the Seattle Mariners, and now face a new challenge when the Chicago Cubs visit the Bronx this weekend. Craig Counsell, in his second year managing on the North Side, has the Cubbies are not only in first place, but own an … Continued
In case some of you forgot, I used to be a BIG DJ LeMahieu advocate. When the Yankees insisted on starting Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop to start 2019, I implored them to use the former batting champion as more than a backup infielder. Some injuries to other players and a Tulowitzki release later, LeMahieu was … Continued
Cam Schlittler is making his MLB debut under some solid circumstances. The Bronx Bombers are still 3.5 games behind the red-hot Blue Jays thanks to a recent cold stretch, but Monday gave some hope for the rest of the season. The Yankees dominated the Mariners 10-3 thanks to home runs from Giancarlo Stanton, Austin Wells, … Continued
The MLB All-Star teams have been announced for both leagues. Not surprisingly, New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto didn’t make the cut. Instead, the Mets will send first baseman Pete Alonso, shortstop Francisco Lindor, and closer Edwin Diaz to Atlanta. Additionally, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still very, very dead. Let’s be honest, folks. Juan Soto … Continued
The New York Yankees had a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth inning on Monday, and Mark Leiter Jr. might as well have been Murphy’s Law. Granted, starter Carlos Rodon started the inning and was yanked immediately after Davis Schneider’s double, and then Leiter got the ball. From then on, the wheels … Continued
Someone should have told the New York Mets back in April that the pride comes before the fall. The team is in the midst of an awful 3-13 stretch since June 13, but still only trails first-place Philadelphia by 1.5 games in the NL East. Normally, this wouldn’t be a red flag. The crosstown rival … Continued
The New York Yankees hope to get back to their regular slugging ways when they begin a four-game set against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Monday. It’s a more important series than people realize. Thanks to a June swoon, the Yankees only hold a three-game lead over third-place Toronto in the AL East. However, … Continued
Months of shoulder rehab and recovery later, Frankie Montas makes his New York Mets debut on Tuesday. New York signed the veteran righty to a one-year, $17 million option in the offseason, only for Montas to get injured early and not even appear in spring training. He now takes the mound after rehabbing his strained … Continued
Ryan Yarbrough’s oblique injury means a hole in the Yankees rotation. Thus, Triple-A righty Allan Winans will take the mound for his 2025 MLB debut in Cincinnati on Monday. These two teams have an interesting history. New York and Cincy have faced off in the World Series three times, with the Yankees winning two of … Continued
For the first time since 1968, the New York Yankees have not scored a run in three consecutive games. Not exactly what you’d expect from a team colloquially nicknamed “The Bronx Bombers.” It’s been a really rough go. The Yankees have been outscored 13-5 in their last six games. Nobody in the lineup is hitting … Continued
The Boston Red Sox swept the New York Yankees over the weekend, only to make a move one would expect from the opposite result. Mere hours after Boston’s 2-0 win over the Yankees on Sunday, star third baseman/first baseman/DH/whatever management needs from him a given week Rafael Devers was traded to the San Francisco Giants. … Continued
Everyone knew the New York Yankees were going to lose some games this year. Even the best go through bad stretches, it’s baseball. It happens. What no one could have expected, however, was the Yankees being swept by the Red Sox at Fenway Park over the weekend, thus losing five of the first six games of … Continued
A clutch ninth inning home run from Aaron Judge and a tight extra innings loss later, the New York Yankees need to channel some anger headed into Saturday night’s game. They’ll once again face Hunter Dobbins, the Red Sox rookie who would apparently retire if the Yankees were the only team offering him a deal. … Continued
The New York Yankees lost two of three to the Red Sox last weekend, and answered with a subsequent three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. The Bronx Bombers earned it too, having eked out a tight 1-0 victory to complete the sweep Wednesday. It’s now out of the frying pan and into the fire, … Continued
The New York Yankees might have allowed three runs in the ninth inning, but still held on for a 6-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday. Aaron Judge hit his 25th home run of the season while Clarke Schmidt tossed six shutout innings with seven strikeouts. On Thursday, the Bronx Bombers go for the sweep … Continued
Aaron Judge went full team captain mode on Tuesday, launching a 469-foot two-run home run in the first inning to give the Yankees an early 2-0 lead. That was just the beginning of the onslaught. Austin Wells also homered and had five RBI while Max Fried added seven strong innings in New York’s 10-2 victory. … Continued
In case you missed it, Juan Soto is finally starting to hit like the Juan Soto we know and love. The New York Mets’ star free agent has been on an absolute tear in June, batting .346 with a .615 slugging percentage and 1.179 OPS. His batting average is up to .244 on the year and … Continued
Back in April, the New York Yankees swept the Kansas City Royals in the first leg of last year’s ALDS rematch. Three big wins, three close games, three comeback victories for the Bronx Bombers. Kansas City takes its turn to host a three-game set now, but not in an ideal playoff position. They’re currently fourth … Continued
Garrett Crochet pitched the Red Sox to a 10-7 victory over the Yankees, far beyond what we expected from Saturday’s tilt. Even in defeat, the Bronx Bombers tagged the big lefty for five earned runs in six innings. The defeat also cut the Yankees’ AL East lead to 4.5 games over the rival Blue Jays. … Continued
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox were as advertised in their first game against each other at Yankee Stadium on Friday. New York slugged its way to a 9-6 win on the backs of home runs by Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe, and Paul Goldschmidt. Boston starter Walker Buehler, the former Dodger who … Continued
The New York Yankees keep grinding out victories and enter their weekend tilt with the Boston Red Sox on a high note. Thursday saw the Bronx Bombers win their three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians, thanks to Cody Bellinger’s home run and a great outing from Max Fried. Now, it’s time for the age-old AL … Continued
The date is October 19, 2024. The site is Progressive Field; Cleveland, Ohio. Two pitchers take the mound for the game that night, Game 5 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. Neither will get the win, and one won’t even finish five innings. But when the dust settles, Juan Soto’s … Continued
After a grinder of an extra-innings win on Monday, the New York Mets seek to up their win streak to five when they send Tylor Megill to the mound on Tuesday. The defending champion Dodgers will counter with future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw, who made his second start of the season versus the Mets … Continued
The New York Mets took care of the White Sox and Rockies accordingly last week, and were rewarded with a return to first place in the NL East. Now, they’ll look to ride that momentum into a four-game series with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The same Dodgers the Mets took two of three … Continued
Saturday’s tilt between the Yankees and Dodgers was indeed a slugfest, just as we predicted. It was just a slugfest in the absolute worst way. Los Angeles’ deep lineup jumped on rookie Will Warren’s fastball from the start and welcomed him to the big leagues. An 18-2 romp later, Warren’s ERA ballooned to 5.19 and … Continued
The New York Yankees came out swinging (literally) against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Home runs from Aaron Judge, Austin Wells, Trent Grisham, and Paul Goldschmidt put New York ahead 5-2 headed into the sixth inning. Then, the ghosts of Game 5 of the World Series showed up. The Dodgers put on a hit … Continued
At long last, it’s finally here: The regular season World Series rematch between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. It’s been exactly seven months since the Yankees blew a 5-0 lead in Game 5 and watched the Dodgers celebrate on the field at Yankee Stadium. The Bronx Bombers were completely outplayed in the … Continued
It’s finally come, ladies and gentlemen: the long-anticipated World Series rematch series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. Both teams are performing about as expected, with both sitting in first place in their respective divisions. There is, however, a key difference. The Yankees own a comfortable six-and-a-half game lead over the Rays … Continued
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I would love nothing more than to write a Mets piece that doesn’t feature Juan Soto in some capacity. It’s become the new “F*** Altuve” from the Yankees’ side. Ha ha ha, Juan Soto took more money to sign with the Mets and sucks now. Lolololol, Soto looks miserable and clearly wishes he re-signed with the … Continued
With so much history between the Yankees and the Dodgers, it’s easy to forget the Angels also play in Los Angeles. Moreover, it’s easier to forget that, for a time, the Angels and Yankees did not like each other. Granted, it doesn’t help that the Angels name has changed a bunch throughout its history. Los Angeles … Continued