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It’s really something to see a true one-of-one. The first time it really stuck, it really happened to me, was Usain Bolt in 2008 in Beijing. With all due respect to what Michael Phelps did in those Olympics, there’s something primal about the 100m dash, something we’ve been doing as a species since Urk bragged […]
The cruelty of the game of baseball was on full display on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx. The day began with the news that Giancarlo Stanton had injured his left calf, likely ending his season. Were that the only bad injury news of the day, the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays would have […]
By almost all measures, the Yankees’ decision to roll the dice this past offseason and trade for lefty starter Ryan Weathers has worked out like gangbusters. A talented arm that was once the seventh overall pick in the MLB Draft, Weathers had never thrown more than 95 big-league innings in a season despite debuting at […]
Winning is nice. I like winning. Do you like winning? The Yankees have been winning. With a victory in the Bronx last night, the Bombers have clinched a winning week, and will have two opportunities to make it a perfect week. Meanwhile, the Orioles, whom they just swept, bounced back to beat the Rays for […]
The injuries have come in bunches for Giancarlo Stanton this season, and Saturday morning brought even more bad news for the veteran slugger. Stanton suffered a “moderate” left calf strain (not the right calf which he injured back in April, as Bryan Hoch reported) after falling while running. Although the Yankees don’t want to rule […]
It’s been a long road for Marco Luciano. The No. 2 overall prospect in the 2018 international class, Luciano was signed by the Giants out of the Dominican Republic for $2.6 million. San Francisco valued the 16-year-old for his 6-foot-3 frame, pop, and athleticism, projecting him as a middle-of-the-order bat with the potential to develop […]
When a player in today’s Major League Baseball scene comes along and does something extraordinary, he’ll provide a flurry of answers as to what brought him into that position in the first place. When Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs in 2022, the number by itself was otherworldly, but passing Roger Maris’ mark of 61 […]
The Yankees had a tense affair to open their homestand against the Blue Jays, as Cam Schlittler wasn’t on his A-game and the offense got a couple across early before shutting down. Despite this, their Cy Young candidate managed to fight through and give them six innings of one-run ball and the crooked number they […]
One hundred forty years ago today, the Louisville Colonels and the Cincinnati Red Stockings were tied at three apiece in the top of the 11th inning of an American Association showdown when Chicken Wolf came to the plate. The Colonels’ infielder — whose real name was William Van Winkle Wolf, although he was often called […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 5-3 vs. Charlotte Knights 2B Anthony Volpe 1-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI, 2 K, CS — fifth homer (430 feet) in 21 games at Triple-A this yearLF Cody Bellinger 0-3, K, throwing error — second day of rehab assignment LF Kenedy Corona 0-1CF Jasson Domínguez 0-3, BBDH Mitch Garver 0-3, BB, […]
The Yankees lost a pair of annoying close games to the Blue Jays to begin last weekend in Toronto, so it was nice to see New York return the favor last night while also trimming the Rays’ AL East lead to three games. Cam Schlittler bent but did not break, a close call went the […]
New York Daily News | Peter Sblendorio: Spencer Jones has been at the heart of the Yankees’ last two wins, homering on Thursday to help secure the sweep over the Orioles and following it on Friday with a two-run moonshot against the Blue Jays. Aaron Boone made sure to highlight the adjustments Jones is making […]
As was the case with their series loss against the Blue Jays that wrapped up at the start of the week, there wasn’t much offense on display tonight. However, Spencer Jones hit his second home run in as many days — a two-run moonshot to give them the lead in the second — while Cam […]
The Yankees just completed their first sweep since the second week of July, taking all three games in Baltimore to finish their road trip 4-2. They return to the Bronx to kick off a grueling home stand with crucial series against the Blue Jays, Astros, and Red Sox. The next 10 days will provide a […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. The New York Yankees are the New York Yankees. This statement means that getting into the dance isn’t enough outside extreme circumstances. And if we’re […]
When Ryan McMahon jammed his left thumb sliding into second base on Wednesday night, the Yankees seemed hopeful that the third baseman would be able to avoid the injured list. Alas, it seems that the team has decided to use an abundance of caution: prior to tonight’s game, the Bombers announced that they had placed […]
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. Michael G. asks: Among the free agents to be, do we re-sign any of them? What do they need to do […]
It feels like multiple times during the offseason and into spring training, whether it be in relation to an acquisition or for a player’s season preview, I remark that “they say you can never have enough pitching.” The Yankees, who boast one of the sport’s more productive pitching staffs, are living proof of that exact […]
Around 11 a.m. on May 29, 1949, veteran scout Tom Greenwade rolled up to a home in Commerce, OK to link up with a teenage ballplayer and his father. After watching the kid play each of the two days prior, Greenwade was intrigued enough to drive from Commerce to Baxter Springs, KS for another showcase. […]
The demise of the starting pitcher has been much-bemoaned in recent years (including by yours truly when discussing America’s pastime with friends). Don’t tell that to some of the men who toed the slab Thursday though. Shane Bieber, Jacob deGrom, Grant Holmes, and Gavin Williams all starred for their respective clubs. Holmes flirted with history […]
Having wrapped up a road trip with a series victory in Baltimore, the Yankees are now set to return home this weekend. While every game at this stage of the season matters, the Blue Jays are coming to town seemingly rejuvenated in the playoff race. These two teams met just last weekend in Toronto. The […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 2-0 (7) vs. Charlotte Knights 2B Anthony Volpe 1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, fielding error — fourth blast in 20 games with ScrantonDH Cody Bellinger 1-3RF Jasson Domínguez 0-3C Mitch Garver 0-2, 1 BB, 2 KLF Marco Luciano 0-3, 1 K LF Duke Ellis 0-03B Max Schuemann 1-2SS Oswaldo […]
The Yankees needed a pick-me-up after losing two of three to Toronto over the weekend, and sweeping a Baltimore squad that is among the muck of Wild Card hopefuls was as good as they were going to get. The pitching remained solid, with an off-his-game Will Warren still giving them four innings and one run […]
NJ.com | Randy Miller ($): Randy talks the thorax with Dr. Spencer Stein of NYU Langone, who discusses how Aaron Judge’s lingering rib injury could influence how the reigning MVP plays when he returns. Stein’s personal opinion is that the Yankee captain will still be vulnerable, and that he should not be allowed to dive […]
In their current state with the injuries and the offense struggling, almost every game the Yankees play ends up being a close one. Despite it often feeling like a grind just to get a couple runs, they still have managed to put up a not terrible record in recent weeks. However, actually stringing multiple wins […]
Aided by a controversial fair/foul call on a long Pete Alonso fly ball, the Yankees picked up a win on Wednesday night, assuring them of a series victory on the road in Baltimore. Tonight, they’ll try and sweep the Orioles before heading back home to face the other AL East birds. To try and finish […]
Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler leads, as of Wednesday, the American League in fWAR among qualified pitchers with 4.9. His 2.19 ERA is also the best in the junior circuit and third in the majors behind Jacob Misiorowski and Chris Sale. Statistically, Schlittler’s 2026 season has been nothing short of amazing. In fact, he is well […]
Carlos Rodón marked his return from a seven-week absence with left elbow inflammation with four strong innings against the Orioles on Tuesday. He allowed a run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts, the lone damage a Coby Mayo solo homer in the third, as the Yankees took the series opener, 3-1, thanks […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
