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NY Yankees vs. San Diego Padres: Former teammates face off

NY Yankees vs. San Diego Padres: Former teammates face off

Josh Benjamin

The New York Yankees seek to avenge Monday’s heartbreaking, rain-soaked 4-3 loss to the Padres when righty Clarke Schmidt returns to the mound on Tuesday. On the Padres, side, however, is former Yankees top prospect and Schmidt’s former teammate, Michael King. Fans will recall King headlining the trade package New York sent to San Diego … Continued

An open letter to the New York Yankees lineup

Josh Benjamin

Dear New York Yankees hitters, First off, solid start to the season. 19-16 isn’t ideal, but first place in the AL East is first place in the AL East with or without Juan Soto batting in front of Aaron Judge. Speaking of, let’s talk about Judge. Another great season in progress, this time batting over … Continued

NY Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies: Series sweep in sight

Josh Benjamin

Color us shocked, the New York Mets showed up in their first series with their NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies. New York has outscored Philly 10-5 in the first two games, and now goes for the series sweep in a Wednesday matinee. Meanwhile, the Mets are in the driver’s seat. Winning this series puts them … Continued

NY Yankees at Cleveland Guardians: Bombers need their big bats

Josh Benjamin

The Yankees endured a heartbreaking 3-2 loss in Cleveland despite four hits from Aaron Judge and the returning Ben Rice’s leadoff home run. Mark Leiter Jr. didn’t have his best breaking pitches, coughed up the lead, and New York’s bats couldn’t capitalize on any baserunners. They’ll hand the ball to Carlos Rodon in Wednesday’s matinee … Continued

NY Yankees at Cleveland Guardians: The ALCS rematch series

Josh Benjamin

The Yankees face their longtime rival Cleveland Guardians for the start of a three-game series at Progressive Field tonight, almost exactly six months after New York won the AL Pennant there. A lot has changed since. Juan Soto, whose extra-innings home run proved the clincher in Game 5, is now with the crosstown rival Mets. … Continued

Yankees-Rays series exposes unfortunate truth for MLB

Josh Benjamin

As the Yankees took three of four from the rival Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, fans noticed a key difference: the Rays were hosting from George M. Steinbrenner Field. New York’s spring training stadium will be the Rays’ home in 2025 while Tropicana Field is repaired following damage from Hurricane Helene last fall. But … Continued

Dave Sims: Yankees radio voice, baseball man, New Yorker

Josh Benjamin

The New York Yankees have a new voice behind the mic at WFAN: longtime Seattle Mariners play-by-play man Dave Sims. He’s in the big chair alongside Suzyn Waldman after 35 years of John Sterling. “It’s an opportunity to work with a franchise that everybody knows,” Sims told me in a recent conversation. “And I’m coming … Continued

Cody Bellinger back in Yankees lineup following food poisoning

Josh Benjamin

It’s been a rough few days for New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger, who is back in the lineup after missing Tuesday’s 5-0 loss at Detroit with food poisoning. Speaking to reporters before Wednesday’s afternoon tilt, Bellinger explained it all. He was watching the men’s college basketball final on Monday night and ordered some buffalo … Continued

Juan Soto is a Met, but the Mets are not yet “his” team

Josh Benjamin

We’re nine games into the 2025 Major League Baseball Season and Juan Soto’s New York Mets career. New York is 6-3 early, good for second place in the NL East and one game behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies. And Soto’s start wearing the orange and blue since signing his record 15-year, $765 million deal has … Continued

Yankees are banking on the start of the Will Warren Era

Josh Benjamin

The Yankees have been high on Will Warren for a long time. So long, in fact, that he’s getting the ball against Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday after a forgettable 2024. Warren, 25, struggled mightily throughout last season, registering a 10.32 ERA. He was 0-3 in seven games (six starts) and was … Continued

ESNY’s MLB Preview 2025: Cincinnati Reds reboot

Josh Benjamin

The Cincinnati Reds have shown a lot of heart and passion in recent years, but not quite enough to get themselves into regular contender status. It’s sad, sad truth. David Bell brought a fiery toughness to the Reds not seen since the prime years of the Big Red Machine. Despite that, Cincinnati only managed one … Continued

ESNY’s MLB Preview 2025: The Cleveland Guardians just keep winning

Josh Benjamin

Nothing about the Cleveland Guardians makes sense. Cleveland is a fairly major city, yet the team hasn’t hasn’t ever fielded an Opening Day payroll above $134 million. The Guardians always seem to be in the postseason conversation, yet haven’t fielded Top 10 run-producing lineups since the Juiced Baseball Craze from 2016-2018. They’re great at developing … Continued