New York Yankees Articles - Page 67

It’s trade season time! The New York Yankees are being active in the trade market so far. With the AL East race heating up, New York is looking to load up to challenge the Baltimore Orioles. An area that they’re looking to improve on is their pitching, particularly their starting rotation. The Yankees are being […]

Taj Bradley continued his dominant run for the Tampa Bay Rays in the team’s 9-1 win over the New York Yankees on Saturday. Bradley pitched one-hit ball over seven innings to remain unbeaten in seven straight starts. Not only that, but the Rays managed to accomplish something only done once since 1901, per OptaSTATS: .@RaysBaseball […]

Aaron Judge’s 2022 MVP season stands among the greatest individual offensive seasons in baseball history. Judge set the single-season American League home run record with 62 long balls, eclipsing the 61 former Yankees star Roger Maris hit in 1961 to stand alone as the AL home run King. While Judge started his big league career […]

“Nasty Nestor” Cortes hasn’t been very nasty recently. The 29-year-old has allowed 11 runs in his last two starts for the New York Yankees, including Saturday’s 9-1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Cortes admitted that the outing was unacceptable, via YES Network. "Just gotta be better when I'm out there" Nestor Cortes reflects […]

Giancarlo Stanton has been out since June 22 with a hamstring injury. Since then, the New York Yankees have struggled, going 7-14. That is the second-worst record in baseball during that stretch. With the All-Star Break in the rearview, Aaron Boone provided an update on the slugger’s rehab. This was his response to Stanton’s statement […]

The New York Yankees jumped out to a blazing start to the 2023-2024 season, blitzing past the rest of the American League East and looking like they might wrap up the division by the All-Star Break. However, that did not happen. The team fell back down to earth over the past month, and several glaring […]

Chris Sale endured some up-and-down years with the Boston Red Sox but he is back to pitching at an All-Star level in 2024 with the Atlanta Braves. Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees star outfielder who has faced Sale plenty of times over the years, shared his thoughts on the Braves starting pitcher’s bounce-back 2024 […]

Marcus Stroman has been outspoken on social media during his MLB career. His most recent post came after his New York Yankees won their first game of the second half 6-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. He expressed his gratitude for playing with “generational talents” like Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. “Will look back one […]

All rise for the king of New York! Towering at 6’7″ and weighing more than 280 pounds, there are very few players around the game of baseball that are as immune to hitting tape-measure home runs than slugger Aaron Judge. As the second half of the regular season is officially in full swing, it is […]

The Rays make the trip to New York City to face the Yankees! These two teams are playing differently with the Yankees being one of the best teams in the MLB, while the Rays have struggled to find consistency this season. However, both teams are playing well leading into this series after the break. Our […]

At some point, someone other than Aaron Judge and Juan Soto is going to have to step up in the New York Yankees’ lineup. Manager Aaron Boone still thinks Alex Verdugo is the best option to protect Judge, despite the outfielder’s recent struggles. Boone admitted he’s “counting on” the former Boston Red Sock to heat […]

Not a ton has changed since the New York Mets (49-46) conquered the New York Yankees (58-40) in a pair of games at Citi Field in late-June. Both teams remain on similar trajectories, with the former trying to regain momentum and the latter desperate to maintain it ahead of the MLB trade deadline. The atmosphere […]

The New York Yankees are getting some much-needed infield help back after the All-Star Break. The team announced on Friday that they would be activating newly-acquired J.D. Davis off of the 10-day injured list before their game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Davis was initially placed on the injured list on July 12 (retroactive to […]

As the MLB prepares to return to action after the All-Star break, the trade deadline will become an even bigger topic of discussion across the league. Once again, the Oakland Athletics are going to be sellers, and one of their most prized possessions is star closer Mason Miller. While they don’t seem to have much […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will begin a three-series with the New York Yankees on Friday in the Bronx. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Rays-Yankees prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. Rays-Yankees Projected Starters  Zach Eflin vs. Gerrit Cole Zach Eflin (5-6) with a 3.99 ERA Last Start: […]

The 2023 MLB Free Agency period was one of the most exciting in league history with Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision. However, another marquee player could change teams during the 2024 period. New York Yankees star Juan Soto will enter free agency during the winter, and a renowned MLB Insider noted a key thought […]

Former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre sat down with Jon Morosi to discuss his life and career in the latest edition of The Road to Cooperstown podcast. When asked what his biggest managing regret is, Torre pointed to a moment in Game 2 of the 2007 American League Division Series between the Yankees and […]

The MLB trade deadline is creeping up closer and closer, and plenty of trades will surely go down with the Wild Card picture being so bunched up in both leagues. For the New York Yankees, the past month or so hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. They’ve lost control of the AL East division lead […]

The New York Yankees are going to be buyers at the MLB Trade Deadline in two weeks, and many teams are asking about their current No. 2 prospect, Spencer Jones, when it comes to the top names that could be available, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Yankees are being cautious […]

We have passed the 2024 All-Star Break, and several teams are aiming to win the World Series this season. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a 2024 World Series winner prediction, and pick for the 2024 season. A few teams are still in the mix as we pass the break. Ultimately, we […]

When elite Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes was named the National League’s All-Star Game starter, fans began salivating over who he would face. New York Yankees star Juan Soto had an opportunity to step into the box against Skenes, but it didn’t produce the outcome he was looking for. Soto ended up drawing a walk […]

Emmanuel Clase looks to add AL Relvier of the Year to his list of accolades as the second half of the MLB season begins.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a 2024 AL Reliever of the Year prediction and pick. The AL Reliever of the Year award was created in the 2014 […]

Aaron Judge is having another monster season for the New York Yankees. The centerfielder leads MLB in home runs, RBI, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, OPS+ and WAR. So it’s no great surprise the Yankees’ slugger made his fourth-straight All-Star game and the sixth of his career. Prior to the start of the Midsummer Classic, […]

The Mid-Summer Classic takes the stage as players vie to put their name in the history books at the All-Star Game.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a 2024 MLB All-Star Game MVP prediction and pick. As players take the field in Texas for the All-Star game, putting on a show for […]

New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter did not let FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd get away with a blatant blunder during a conversation between the two on FS1’s The Herd. While talking about Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star pitcher and rookie sensation Paul Skenes, Cowhered mentioned that Jeter played in the same era as the legendary hurler Nolan Ryan. […]

New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto is ready to sit down and stay awhile. Soto says he is getting a bit tired of changing teams every few seasons and wants to stick with one place to finish out his MLB career. “It’s a little uncomfortable wearing different jerseys and changing teams,” Soto said at All-Star […]

New York Yankees sluggers Juan Soto and Aaron Judge will bat third and fourth in the American League’s lineup in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night, meaning that while Soto is guaranteed to fact upcoming Pirates star Paul Skenes, Judge needs someone to get on base ahead of him to face him. Soto […]

Juan Soto has had a chance to do plenty in his career. He won a World Series with the Washington Nationals, won the 2022 Home Run Derby, been an All-Star four times, and won a batting title. But he’s never played with Shohei Ohtani, and if he had his way, that would change. Speaking at […]

The Home Run Derby no longer consistently draws the best sluggers in baseball. While there are obvious exceptions like Pete Alonso, it seems that blowing off the competition is as much a rite of passage for the modern MLB superstar as making an appearance. The game’s top home run hitters in 2024, Aaron Judge and […]

The New York Yankees enter the MLB All-Star break with a 58-40 record, just one game behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the American League East. With the trade deadline approaching, the Yankees could find a way to make a splash and get even better as they make a push for the AL […]

With the 2024 MLB All-Star Game set to take place on Tuesday, players are doing their media appearances on Monday, and during Aaron Judge’s availability, he was asked about and addressed his New York Yankees teammate Juan Soto’s impending free agency. Judge revealed what he is doing with Soto this season to hopefully convince him […]

Juan Soto is in his first year playing for the New York Yankees and seems to have adjusted seamlessly to life in the Bronx. He hit .295 in the first half with a .985 OPS, 23 home runs, and a league-leading 79 walks. That gives him a bWAR of 5.0 through 94 games. But there […]

New York Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone had some direct words after defensive blunders lost the Bombers’ Sunday matchup against the Baltimore Orioles, continuing their recent losing streak. “That’s a killer, right? Let’s acknowledge that,” Boone said to the media, per ESPN. “It’s been a rough several weeks here for us.” Boone refers to the 8-18 […]

Baseball can be a humbling game, and a New York Yankees outfielder received a sobering reminder of that fact on Sunday afternoon. The Bronx Bombers were just one out away from completing a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, but Alex Verdugo could not flash the leather when it counted the most. Verdugo misplayed a […]

The New York Yankees are embroiled in a tug-of-war for first place in the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles heading into the All-Star Break. Meanwhile, Juan Soto is cracking jokes as he plays through pain in his right hand, as New York can’t afford to have him out of the lineup. Soto commented on […]

The New York Yankees are getting some encouraging news. Giancarlo Stanton is closing in on a return from injury, per MLB.com. The team is unaware, however, if the outfielder will need a rehab assignment in the minors. The outfielder has been out for weeks due to a hamstring strain. He is expected back sometime after the […]

The New York Mets have had a promising push as the midpoint of the 2024 season approaches. New York sits at 49-45, third in the NL East standings. An important driver of the Mets’ success is veteran shortstop Francisco Lindor. Lindor provided insight when asked if his “lack of recognition” fueled him after his 2024 […]

The Baltimore Orioles announced that they have put outfielder Heston Kjerstad on the seven-day concussion injured list Saturday, one day after he was hit in the helmet by a pitch. The Orioles initially listed Kjerstad as a starter on Saturday against the New York Yankees, but then released a revised lineup without him. Baltimore recalled […]

The New York Yankees started the 2024 season strong but they have endured struggles over the past few weeks. The upcoming All-Star break will represent a much-needed rest for New York. Starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has especially struggled. Rodon currently owns a 4.63 ERA across 103 innings pitched. The Yankees starting pitcher seems to know […]