BOSTON â In taking playful jabs at his friends and former teammates, Luis Severino was not taking shots at anyone behind their backs. Gleyber Torres was on the text thread on which Severino said he was not afraid of the Yankees because âright now, you only have two good hitters.â Severino was ribbing his good […]
Anthony Volpe rues costly error on play heâs âgot to makeâ in Yankeesâ collapse
July 15, 2024 by
BALTIMORE â Instead of challenging fellow shortstops Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles and Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals for an All-Star Game appearance, Anthony Volpe ended his first half in miserable fashion. In addition to being mired in a horrendous slump thatâs lasted over a month, Volpe helped boot away a victory Sunday, as […]
Red Soxâs Rafael Devers makes Yankees pay again with two more homers
July 8, 2024 by
Luis Gil was pitching a gem â his first in a while â when Rafael Devers stepped to the plate with one out in the top of the seventh. Instead of calling on Luke Weaver â who was warming in the bullpen â to face the Red Sox slugger, Aaron Boone and the Yankees stayed […]
How Alex Verdugo changed his stripes and found a sweet spot with the Yankees after Red Sox exile
June 14, 2024 by
BOSTON â While the Yankees are at Fenway Park this weekend, they may want to send a nice bottle of wine over to the Red Soxâs front office. Of course, they already sent Greg Weissert, Richard Fitts and Nicholas Judice across the way, and from that perspective, itâs too early to tell whether the Red […]
Yankees not rushing Juan Soto back as he misses second straight game with elbow issue
June 9, 2024 by
The Yankeesâ starting lineup didnât include Juan Soto again on Saturday against the Dodgers, with manager Aaron Boone saying that theyâre âleaning toward giving it a couple daysâ before the outfielder returns. But Soto plans to hit in the cage at some point Sunday, he told The Postâs Greg Joyce after the Yankees lost to […]
Struggling Rays bats break out and torment Nestor Cortes, bullpen in Yankees loss
May 12, 2024 by
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. â Nestor Cortes spent the first three innings Saturday pitching without an important ingredient to his success. By the time he found it, the damage was already done. Cortes had trouble commanding his four-seam fastball, and notably left two over the heart of the plate that the Rays turned into home runs […]
DJ LeMahieu in danger of missing Yankeesâ Opening Day in latest injury worry
March 19, 2024 by
TAMPA â DJ LeMahieuâs availability for Opening Day is suddenly in jeopardy. The Yankeesâ veteran third baseman has a âpretty significant bone bruiseâ on his right foot, manager Aaron Boone said Monday, two days after LeMahieu smoked a foul ball off of it. X-rays and a CT scan were negative, and LeMahieu saw a foot […]
Yankees plan to increase focus on bunting: Hal Steinbrenner
November 8, 2023 by
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. â Coming soon to the Yankeesâ player development process: a bigger emphasis on bunting. In a bizarre moment during his Zoom press conference with reporters on Tuesday, while he was being pressed for specifics on substantial changes the Yankees might make, Hal Steinbrenner finally offered an example. âSo one thing that was discussed […]
Yankees’ Aaron Hicks designated for assignment: âGot to move on to the next chapterâ
July 24, 2023 by
The Aaron Hicks experiment has come to an end in New York. The Yankees designated Hicks for assignment on Saturday, ending his tenure with the organization. Aaron Hicks, #31 of the New York Yankees, reacts after striking out to end the game as Mike Zunino, #10 of the Cleveland Guardians, defends in the ninth inning […]
Yankeesâ Carlos Rodon, wife Ashley welcome third child: âBig, little secretâ
April 11, 2023 by
Yankees pitcher Carlos RodĂłn and his wife Ashley are building a brood. Over the weekend, Ashley RodĂłn announced on Instagram that they have a new baby boy, Silo, their third child. âSo weâve had a big, little secret. Today we took home our sweet baby Silo,â the proud mother wrote in the Instagram caption. âWith […]
Luis Severinoâs setback opens door for Yankeesâ Jhony Brito
March 26, 2023 by
TAMPA â Luis Severinoâs setback means an opportunity for Jhony Brito. Brito, the 25-year-old right-hander, will start for the Yankees on Sunday against the Blue Jays at Steinbrenner Field in what could be something of an audition to join the big league rotation while Severino is out with a lat strain. âI think heâs done […]
Yankees lineup âup in the airâ ahead of season start
March 17, 2023 by
TAMPA â Gerrit Cole and Logan Webb will match up in The Bronx on March 30. For the Yankees, though, there is very little lineup certainty beyond that when they begin the season against the Giants. As the Yankees played Thursday, which was exactly two weeks away from the opener, the only surefire positional bets […]