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The Yankees maintained their confidence while Gary Sanchez and Luis Severino scuffled through the second half of the season, believing that their track records pointed toward better performances ahead. That faith was rewarded on Tuesday evening, boosting hopes that the pair of “Baby Bombers” could be turning the corner. Sanchez enjoyed his first four-RBI game since early April, homering as... more

Masahiro Tanaka pounced off the mound to snatch a soft comebacker, whirled and fired errantly into center field, a rare miscue for a pitcher who is perennially one of the better fielders on the Yankees’ staff. He wasn’t the only one pressing as the club closes in on securing home-field advantage for the American League Wild Card Game. Tanaka quickly... more

With four homers in a rout of the Rays at Tropicana Field, the Yankees reached 260 in 2018 and moved into a tie for second place for the single-season home run record. New York also won the season series over Tampa Bay, 10-9. Miguel Andujar, Luke Voit and Giancarlo Stanton (2) went deep, while Brett Gardner added an RBI triple... more

Greg Bird’s eighth-inning RBI double prevented the Yankees from enduring the indignity of being no-hit for the first time in 15 years, spoiling Jake Odorizzi’s bid for history after the right-hander recorded 22 outs without a hit, but it wasn’t enough to keep their lead for the top American League Wild Card spot from shrinking near the limit. Odorizzi blanked... more

There had been optimistic chatter in the Yankees’ clubhouse about returning to “attack mode” with a series-opening romp over the Blue Jays. They made good on that boast Saturday: Didi Gregorius mashed two homers, Giancarlo Stanton hit his first long ball of the month and Miguel Andujar launched a grand slam. Despite the late power display, an early deficit and... more

The soft tiebreaking hit that Dellin Betances served up on Sunday simultaneously provided the Blue Jays with a lead and delivered a reality check to the Yankees’ clubhouse. For the first time, they spoke about the American League East as having been settled, with the focus now on making sure that they do what is necessary to host the American... more

As Aaron Boone cooled his heels in the clubhouse on Friday evening, having put on an impromptu exhibition of proper pitch-framing techniques to punctuate his fifth-inning ejection, the rookie manager seemed to have pushed a magic button at just the right time. Boone’s exit preceded a midgame fireworks show by his hitters, as Brett Gardner homered to break up Jordan... more