Category: New York Yankees

In the brief period that has elapsed since Luke Voit (Louis) stashed his gear in the Yankees’ clubhouse, his new teammates have pegged him as a player who carries himself with some swagger. The rookie showed on Friday night that he has the muscle to back it up. A pair of timely swings may have secured more opportunities for Voit,... more

Preparing to make his first start in nearly a month, Sonny Gray (Pickles) huddled with catcher Austin Romine (Ro) early on Saturday, voicing an intention to fill the zone with his fastball, slider and splitter. Those pitches kept the Orioles’ aggressive lineup flailing, but the Yankees right-hander’s most important weapon might be his rediscovered confidence. A pair of excellent starting-pitching... more

Luke Voit (Louis) hit a two-run homer and AL Rookie of the Year contender Miguel Andujar (Papa) delivered a key two-run double as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep of the They are hesitant to admit it with so much of the schedule remaining, but the frustration that the Yankees experienced while spinning their wheels in the American League East... more

Masahiro Tanaka reached back for something extra in the fourth inning to escape a bases-loaded jam, but the White Sox made sure that he could not repeat the feat two innings later. Yoan Moncada ripped a two-run double and Nicky Delmonico lifted a sacrifice fly that helped send the Yankees to a 6-2 loss Monday evening at Yankee Stadium. A... more

Neil Walker grabbed a bat and said that he thought about keeping his swing short, then he delivered a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the ninth inning that lifted the Yankees to their ninth win in 11 games, a 5-4 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium. Sent to the plate in place of Ronald Torreyes,... more

The pieces had been set for a memorable moment as Giancarlo Stanton strode to home plate with the bases loaded in the fifth inning on Wednesday, representing an opportunity for the Yankees to break through in substantial fashion. The slugger saw just one pitch as the rally was extinguished in strange fashion, with Gleyber Torres tagged out sliding home on... more

The Yankees have agreed to acquire five-time All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen from the Giants, a source told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi on Thursday night. According to reports, the Yankees would send a pair of Minor League prospects to San Francisco to put the 31-year-old in pinstripes. McCutchen would provide needed outfield depth for the Yankees, who have been without slugger... more

Giancarlo Stanton, Gleyber Torres and Luke Voit comprised the home portion of a power show through the first eight innings, but the long ball proved to be the Yankees’ undoing in the ninth. Victor Martinez and Niko Goodrum hit back-to-back homers as the Tigers stunned Dellin Betances and the Yankees, who dropped an 8-7 heartbreaker on Thursday evening at Yankee... more

After the first four hitters of Thursday’s series finale against the Rays, it looked like it would be another bullpen day for the Yankees, as starter Masahiro Tanaka allowed four consecutive hits and two runs. But Tanaka quickly put the rough start behind him to grind through six frames without any further damage. His offense was just unable to back... more

Showers began pouring down a batter after Giancarlo Stanton’s 435-foot home run in the seventh inning, halting play that would never resume on Friday at Yankee Stadium. After waiting 85 minutes for the weather to subside, the Yankees were awarded a rain-shorted 7-5 win over the Blue Jays, snapping a two-game skid and capping a night they began fighting from... more

Reminders of excellence rolled onto the Yankee Stadium warning track, in sunglasses and on golf carts, with pinstripes draped over dress shirts and paired with slacks. This was shortly past noon under the high Saturday sun, hours before the Yankees ran away with their second straight win over the Blue Jays, an 11-6 showing not unlike the type those waving... more

Over the past few days, Yankees manager Aaron Boone has spoken repeatedly about the little things he sees in Greg Bird, of the signs that suggested his first baseman seemed poised to break out. Increased bat speed has allowed Bird to swing with more “authority through the zone,” Boone said, perceptible compared to the cuts that have defined his summer-long... more

Giancarlo Stanton received a warm welcome while barreling a couple of balls in his return to Marlins Park, but the theatrics were reserved for Chad Green and A.J. Cole, who escaped a pair of bases-loaded jams to set up Miguel Andujar’s go-ahead sacrifice fly in the Yankees’ 2-1, 12-inning victory over the Marlins on Tuesday evening. With the winning run... more

The Yankees approached the non-waiver Trade Deadline with the goal of bolstering their rotation via a market in which solid starting pitching was hard to come by. But the team took a chance at Toronto’s J.A. Happ, who had a collective 7.41 ERA in his last four starts prior to the trade. So far it’s paid off. At a time... more

Although the Yankees have drawn much attention for their strong bullpen at the beginning of the season and for the number of home runs they hit game after game, much of the team’s success in 2018 has been largely dependent on the quality of outings it receives from its starting pitching. The Yankees hold a Major League-best 47-6 record when... more