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The Toronto Blue Jays have six wins on the season and four of them have come against their AL East rivals the New York Yankees. For the second time, this season the Blue Jays have taken two out of three games against the Bronx Bombers. Today’s heroics came from 23-year-old Bo Bichette. WALK IT OFF, […]

The New York Yankees will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the first of a three-game set in Florida. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Blue Jays prediction and pick. New York is coming off a huge win against the Tampa Bay Rays to salvage the series on Sunday. […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will host the New York Yankees for the third and final time of this three-game set. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Rays prediction and pick. Tampa Bay has taken the first two games of this series despite being the underdog in both. The Rays have […]

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list after experiencing side effects from getting the vaccine. Urshela was supposed to be hitting eighth in the order for Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. But the team placed him on IL just before the first pitch. In a […]

The Baltimore Orioles will look to avoid the three-game sweep in the series finale against the New York Yankees. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Orioles-Yankees prediction and pick. The New York Yankees will conclude their opening six-game homestand in the Bronx on Wednesday night. They have won two in a […]

The writing was on the wall for former Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor after he was left off Texas’ Opening Day roster. Now he is headed to the Bronx. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported the New York Yankees have acquired Odor from the Rangers. The New York Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire infielder […]

Because he has continued to serve as an oft-injured player for the better part of his tenure in pinstripes, the power of New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is sometimes forgotten. However, Stanton tends to reappear from time to time, almost solely to remind the world just how strong he truly is. With the Yankees […]

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge opened his account for the season in tremendous fashion on Monday night against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge smashed one out of the park to open the scoring for the Yankees on a one-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning (h/t New York Yankees on Twitter): Your […]

Baseball season has finally arrived. After an unordinary and shortened season in 2020 due to Covid-19, the MLB will return to a more familiar form (fingers crossed) in 2021. With the 2021 MLB Opening Day here, let’s take a look at some of the odds, including the World Series odds favorites. It should come as […]

The Toronto Blue Jays head to the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees in an exciting opening day matchup. Baseball is back and this year, so are the fans. Yankee Stadium will have 10,000 fans in attendance for today’s game. Both teams have high expectations coming into the 2021 season and rightfully so. […]

One thing winning the World Series will do for you: Dodger Blue is now the top color of choice for baseball fans. At least, in terms of jersey sales. L.A.’s star duo of past MVP-winners, Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger — who helped propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to their first championship since 1988 last […]

News broke of LeBron James buying a share of the Boston Red Sox of the MLB on Tuesday, stirring up reactions across the sports world. With the Los Angeles Lakers star dipping his feet into the baseball market, Erik Spoelstra shared his reaction to the news. Spo on LeBron now owning a piece of the […]

According to a report by Katherine Acquavella of CBS Sports, New York Yankees utilityman Miguel Andujar’s roster spot could be in jeopardy due to a lingering wrist injury. Andujar will see a hand specialist on Monday to determine the extent of the damage. The wrist injury proves to be another obstacle in trying to gain […]

The New York Yankees are going to have a new-look pitching staff in 2021 and one of their relievers is already set to hit the injured list. After experiencing some discomfort in his elbow earlier this week, Zack Britton is going to undergo surgery to remove a bone chip in his left elbow, per the […]

The New York Yankees will be without manager Aaron Boone for the foreseeable future. The team announced Wednesday Boone is taking an “immediate medical leave of absence” for pacemaker surgery, which is expected to take place at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. The New York Yankees today announced that Manager Aaron Boone is taking an […]

The New York Yankees have agreed to bring back outfielder Brett Gardner on a one-year deal. Gardner has spent every season of his career in a Yankee uniform and will continue to do so in 2021. Gardy gets $4M guarantee with Yankees. 1 year plus option. — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 19, 2021 A relatively […]

The New York Mets offered right-handed starting pitcher Trevor Bauer a mammoth contract in free agency in recent weeks, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports. The offer reportedly approaches the average annual value of the contract Gerrit Cole signed with the New York Yankees last offseason. Cole signed a nine-year, $324 million deal […]

The New York Yankees have traded right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino to the archrival Boston Red Sox in what is mostly a salary dump. This is the first trade between the two American League East clubs since 2004. https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1353752361504825350 This is the first trade between the Yankees and Red Sox since the 2014 Trade Deadline, when […]

The New York Yankees acquired right-handed starting pitcher Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, the Yankees announced. Here are the details of the trade: The New York Yankees have acquired RHP Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RHP Roansy Contreras, INF Maikol Escotto, OF Canaan Smith and RHP Miguel Yajure. […]

The New York Yankees, who already have ace Gerrit Cole in their starting rotation, are adding another high-end starting pitcher. Corey Kluber is finalizing a deal to join the Bronx Bombers, pending a physical. Right-hander Corey Kluber and the New York Yankees are finalizing a deal that will bring the two-time AL Cy Young winner […]

The New York Yankees are finalizing an agreement with free-agent infielder DJ LeMahieu. A deal could get done as soon as Friday, according to Jon Paul Morosi and Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. If an agreement to bring LeMahieu back to the Bronx is indeed reached, the news will come as a sigh of relief to Yankees […]

A Mickey Mantle rookie card has sold for a huge fortune. Mantle is one of the more heralded legends in New York Yankees history. Mickey Mantle rookie card sells for $5.2 million His rare 1952 Topps card reflects the reverence baseball fans have for him, as it sold for a whopping $5.2 million. Entrepreneur and […]

LeBron James, you may have heard, has played professional basketball and lived in Los Angeles since 2018. Correspondingly, he also now considers himself a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are aiming to earn the city its second major sports title of the fall after James led the Lakers to the franchise’s 17th championship […]

New York Yankees legend and Hall of Fame starting pitcher Whitey Ford died at the age of 91 on Friday. Ford was one of the giants of the Yankees dynasty in the 1950’s, spending the entirety of his 16-year career in New York and amassing a 236-106 record. The Yankees are incredibly saddened to learn […]

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed relief pitcher Joe Kelly became the talk of the town earlier in the season after becoming the first notable player to take out their aggression on the Houston Astros, who of course were caught cheating by Major League Baseball this past offseason. Even with the Astros’ World Series title from 2017 […]

Baltimore Orioles legend and MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the team’s Sunday matchup against the New York Yankees. The opposing team was fitting, seeing as Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of Ripken passing Yankees legend Lou Gehrig’s record for the most consecutive […]

The New York Mets were supposed to take on the New York Yankees in the Subway Series starting tomorrow at Citi Field. There is a strong possibility the entire series is delayed, as game one on Friday was already postponed (via Mark Feinsand of MLB.com) The Mets’ Thursday night game against the Miami Marlins was […]

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made an appearance on MLB Network on Monday evening while notably providing the world with an update regarding the Miami Marlins. The Marlins have been hit hard by the ongoing “coronavirus” pandemic that is still sweeping through the nation. Not only will the Marlins undergo further testing as a […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci was selected to throw out the first pitch ahead of Thursday’s MLB Opening Day matchup between the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals. The nation’s leading expert and consultant on COVID-19 is hardly a savant on the diamond, apparently. Fauci threw out a first pitch rapper 50 Cent would be proud of, […]

Washington Nationals star left fielder Juan Soto has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the team’s Opening Day game against the New York Yankees, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It’s still unclear just how much time Soto will miss, as the Dominican slugger has been immediately taken off the 30-man roster. Perhaps more importantly, […]

A recent MLB proposal has left players outraged, as the deep salary cuts would affect all players but especially the highest-paid stars. Take Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout for example — the highest-paid player in 2020. Trout would  make $5,748,577 of his $37,666,666 full-fledged salary under a proposed 82-game season. That equates to […]

Hank Steinbrenner, co-owner and chairman of the New York Yankees, has died at his home in Clearwater after a long battle with an illness, according to Joel Sherman of The New York Post. Steinbrenner, the eldest son of legendary owner George Steinbrenner, turned 63 earlier this month and was surrounded by his family in his […]

A second player in the New York Yankees’ minor league system has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. While the names of this player and the previously infected minor leaguer have not been revealed, it certainly brings attention to the gravity of the outbreak and why Major League Baseball chose to […]

A minor league player with the New York Yankees has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The player — who is unnamed — is the first known case in the MLB. He is currently in quarantine: The Yankees player who tested positive for coronavirus was only on the minor league […]

As the time to watch the sport of baseball has been cut short, and with the 2020 MLB regular season being pushed off as the spread of COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the entire globe, people everywhere are being forced to change their daily habits, some of which incorporated sports into them. With all sports being […]

With both Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge on the shelf currently with their own ailments, the New York Yankees seemingly cannot shake the injury bug that has seemingly been following them since the beginning of last season. And with their outfield ranks a bit thin at this time, a much-maligned big prospect may finally get […]

Where have we heard this story before: “High-paid New York Yankees superstar out with an injury; time table for his return is currently unknown.” Looks like history loves to repeat itself in the Bronx. Unfortunately, things seem to be only getting worse. With outfielder and slugger Giancarlo Stanton already on the shelf due to a […]

Even with the type of offseason that the New York Yankees had, in which they prioritized upgrades to their starting pitching rotation, it looks as though the injury bug may be pushed them to the trade market already. According to a New York Post report, the Yankees have inquired with their in-state rivals, the New […]

As if the New York Yankees were not yet sick and tired of the injury bug chasing them into the 2020 season, news of Luis Severino’s arm injury being much worse than it was first expected to be makes for a much more difficult start to the franchise’s Spring Training. After being shut down last […]