Category: New York Yankees

The Yankees had a plane fueled and ready last October, a few runs separating them from the West Coast and an appearance in the World Series. Charlie Morton helped crush that dream, instead directing them to clean out their lockers in The Bronx. With the participants from that American League Championship Series again sharing the same playing field on Monday... more

The last time these two clubs met, placing their respective seasons on the line for last year’s win-or-winter American League Wild Card Game, the Yankees stared at a three-run deficit before their first turn at bat. Unlike that October evening on these same grounds, this outcome never appeared to be much in doubt. Miguel Andujar continued his torrid extra-base hit... more

CC Sabathia showcased his pinpoint command over six excellent innings and the Yankees belted another four home runs as their bats continue to warm up, enjoying an 8-3 romp over the Twins on Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium. Gary Sanchez homered twice, Didi Gregorius extended his team lead with a two-run shot and Aaron Judge slugged a solo drive in... more

Didi Gregorius continued to swing one of the hottest bats in the game, and Tyler Austin crushed a three-run homer before making a terrific sliding catch in the late innings, helping to lead the Yankees to their fifth consecutive victory, a 7-4 decision over the Twins on Wednesday evening at Yankee Stadium. Gregorius reached base five times while becoming the... more

Aaron Judge connected for another historic homer and the bullpen fired 4 2/3 effective innings in support of CC Sabathia’s return from the disabled list, helping to lead the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday evening at Yankee Stadium. Judge’s seventh-inning blast off Tyler Clippard provided some late fireworks and proved to be the difference,... more

Sonny Gray was certain that he had identified the mechanical flaw that was holding back his top-level performance, and so the right-hander voiced a plan to simplify that approach and unveil those adjustments at his next opportunity. Back to the drawing board. Gray’s early-season struggles continued on Friday as the right-hander coughed up a pair of leads while being peppered... more

Aaron Judge hit a towering homer and the Yankees sent 12 men to the plate in their biggest inning of the season, supporting Jordan Montgomery’s solid outing in a 9-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Judge cracked a two-run blast as part of a three-RBI performance and Miguel Andujar ripped a three-run double that... more

Years from now, if Gleyber Torres develops into the star the Yankees think he’ll become, you can go ahead and tell people you remember his Major League debut. Just don’t forget to mention Miguel Andujar’s name. Sunday may have been Gleyber Day in the Bronx, the first Major League game for a 21-year-old ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No.... more

Aaron Hicks had to motor around the bases for his first home run of the season on Friday night. He was able to take his time when he hit his second a few innings later. Hicks connected for a pair of home runs, including an inside-the-parker, and the Yankees staved off a late Tigers rally for an 8-6 series-opening win... more

Luis Severino is slated to start the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader in Detroit, starting at 1:10 p.m. ET. He was knocked around by the Red Sox in his last start, allowing five runs and eight hits while taking the loss at Fenway Park. Francisco Liriano is penciled in for the Tigers. … Luis Cessa, called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre... more

Aaron Judge established a Major League record on Monday, cracking the 60th home run of his career in his 197th game played, becoming the fastest player in history to reach the mark. The Yankees’ slugger cracked his fourth home run of the season off of Marlins left-hander Caleb Smith in the second inning, a solo shot to right-center field. Yankees.com:... more

With his Marlins checking into The Bronx for a brief Interleague set, Derek Jeter opted not to make the trek to his old stomping grounds, saying that it would present an “awkward situation” to root against his former team. The Captain probably made the right call. Didi Gregorius homered twice and Aaron Judge visited the right-field seats in support of... more

Masahiro Tanaka received little support from his defense while enduring a sloppy all-around performance for the Yankees, who absorbed a 9-1 loss to the Marlins on Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium. While Jarlin Garcia showcased his arsenal by holding New York hitless into the fifth inning, Tanaka was peppered for seven runs (six earned) and eight hits over five innings,... more

he way the Red Sox figured it, the best way to warm up Fenway Park on a sub-40-degree Tuesday night was to bash a barrage of hits in their first rivalry matchup against the Yankees this season. Behind a monster performance by Mookie Betts and a strong outing from the mound by ace Chris Sale, the red-hot Sox made it... more

In what felt like a throwback rivalry game to 2003-04, there were tape-measure homers, a fracas that included punches from both sides and ultimately a 10-7 victory by the Yankees over the Red Sox on Wednesday night. That was how a nine-game winning streak ended for the Red Sox, while the Yankees (6-6) got back to .500. Yankees.com: Read More more

With a performance reminiscent of many from his American League Cy Young Award season of two years ago, Rick Porcello had the fans at Fenway Park roaring in the late stages of Thursday’s gem, which resulted in a 6-3 victory for the 10-2 Red Sox in the rubber match of a three-game series against the Yankees. The sinkerballer took a... more

Didi Gregorius enjoyed a home opener for the ages, homering twice and driving in a career-high eight runs in a historic performance that powered the Yankees to an 11-4 victory over the Rays on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. On a raw and rainy afternoon in The Bronx, Gregorius gave New York a lead in the third inning, slugging a drive... more

The most muscular attraction in baseball turned sleepy mornings into must-see events all spring at Yankees camp, where Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge one-upped each other with monstrous batting-practice cuts, stoking expectations for the thunder to come. It is a group that could challenge records, and for the first time, all three of the Bombers’ biggest bats went... more