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The success of the New York Yankees’ bullpen leaves Aaron Boone with some difficult decisions to make. Closer Aroldis Chapman has been sidelined on the 15-day IL while dealing with an Achilles injury, but after throwing a successful bullpen over the weekend, the 34-year-old is nearing a return to the Yankees’ bullpen. With the hard-throwing […]

The New York Yankees’ bullpen has stepped up despite a flurry of injuries early on in the year. Despite not having Chad Green, Luis Gil, and Aroldis Chapman due to injury, the Yankees’ relievers stepped up and have helped to keep the good times rolling while their teammates are on the mend. Manager Aaron Boone […]

It’s only May and Yankees relievers are already dropping like flies. After losing Luis Gil and Chad Green for the remainder of the season, with both hurlers set for Tommy John surgery, the Yankees also placed Aroldis Chapman on the 15-day IL with Achilles tendinitis. On Wednesday, the bad news continued to pour in, as […]

The New York Yankees have been on fire to begin their 2022 season. However, New York found themselves in a bit of a mini slump entering Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees had lost three games in a row for the first time this season, dropping to 29-13. On Tuesday, they finally got […]

The New York Yankees have yet another injury, as infielder D.J. LeMahieu will miss Tuesday’s game due to left wrist discomfort. INF DJ LeMahieu was scratched from tonight's game with left wrist discomfort. — New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 24, 2022 The injury news comes right after Aroldis Chapman was placed on the Injured List […]

The New York Yankees have been hit hard with injuries in the past few days. On Tuesday, the Yankees announced that veteran closer Aroldis Chapman would be headed to the 15-day IL as a result of Achilles tendinitis. Aaron Boone mentioned Monday that Chapman, who has struggled of late, had been dealing with some pain […]

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman failed to keep things close when called upon in the ninth inning on Sunday in a 1-1 game. He surrendered a leadoff home run to AJ Pollock and allowed one more run across in the inning as the Yankees lost to the White Sox. After the game, manager Aaron […]

It is now 13 games through the New York Yankees’ season and with that comes some early season overreactions. Baseball presents more of these than perhaps any other sport due to the 162-game schedule. I know, this season isn’t 162 games, but you get the point. Because of the long, strenuous schedule, even the game’s […]

Aroldis Chapman and the New York Yankees continue to struggle in finding their footing this season. After winning two games in a row to start the 2022 MLB campaign, the Yankees have gone 2-4, which includes their heartbreaking 2-1 loss in extra innings to the Baltimore Orioles on the road Friday night. Chapman did not […]

If you had to guess how Aroldis Chapman was doing based off of the reactions of New York Yankee fans, you would guess he has an ERA of infinity and is on his way out of baseball. But the closer has an ERA of 0.00 in all reality heading into April 16th’s game against the […]

The New York Yankees have a decision to make regarding the future of flame-throwing closer Aroldis Chapman. The left-handed is set to see his contract with the club expire this offseason, and with free agency looming, no new deal has been agreed upon. Per Brendan Kuty, Chapman revealed Monday that he and the Yankees have […]

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman faced multiple dilemmas over the past months regarding players on the team who hit free agency. He will once again deal with several such issues after the 2022 season, which will include the future of Aroldis Chapman with the team. Overall, Chapman will play the upcoming season on […]

Aroldis Chapman spent the first six years of his career in Cincinnati with the Reds before ending up with the New York Yankees in 2016. Midway through the season, the Yankees were laboring and traded him to the Chicago Cubs. Despite surrendering a game tying home run to Rajai Davis of the Cleveland Guardians in […]

The New York Yankees could utilize Aroldis Chapman in a different role in 2022. The flame throwing left-hander is not getting demoted, but reporter Bryan Hoch recently reported that New York might opt to use him in lower-leverage situations and match him up with left-handed batters at times this year.  Hoch shared a video on […]

It has been a wild season for New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman. And it got even wilder on Saturday when he allowed the Baltimore Orioles to occupy all bases in the top of the ninth inning and allow the go-ahead run that gave the O’s the 4-3 win. It was certainly a loss that’s […]

Major League Baseball is currently gearing up to complete this year’s trade deadline. With the MLB trade deadline slated for July 31, there will surely be no shortage of players dealt ahead of the mid-season threshold. Because (typically) well-regarded teams such as the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs will more than likely be sellers […]

There have been few bigger disappointments in the first half of the MLB season than the New York Yankees. Thought to be a powerhouse in the AL, New York currently finds itself in 4th place just in the American League East. With plenty of good bats in the lineup that just haven’t produced and a […]

New York Yankees managing partner Hal Steinbrenner spoke to the media hours after his team’s latest demoralizing loss, and he largely placed the blame for the Yankees’ abysmal performance this season on the players, while acknowledging shortcomings from himself, general manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone. “Myself, Cashman, Boone, the coaches, I mean we’re […]

The New York Yankees looked poised to sweep the Minnesota Twins on Thursday evening. It was nothing new, as the Bronx Bombers have dominated Minnesota for well over a decade now. With a 7-5 lead entering the bottom of the ninth inning, on came Aroldis Chapman who has been lights out this year. This time, […]

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 […]

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman could opt out of his current deal and become one of the most sought after relief pitchers on the free-agent market this winter, but before he does that, he wants to see if he can re-up with the Yankees first. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Chapman prefers […]

The Houston Astros are back in the World Series for the second time in three years, and they got there with plenty of theatrics thanks to a thrilling 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. After Astros closer Roberto Osuna gave up a game-tying two-run home […]

Despite the best efforts of the Tampa Bay Rays, the American League Championship Series will feature arguably the two best teams in baseball. The Houston Astros and New York Yankees will meet in the ALCS for the second time in three years. There is every reason to believe that this series can be just as […]

The Minnesota Twins were undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the 2019 MLB season. After winning just 78 games in 2018 and hiring a rookie manager in Rocco Baldelli, the Twins stampeded through the American League Central en route to 101 wins and a division title. As successful and enjoyable as the regular season proved to […]

The American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins is sure to feature plenty of slugging. Both teams finished 1-2 in both home runs and total runs scored. The Twins and Yankees also finished second and third, respectively, in terms of OPS. New York has traditionally dominated the Twins in […]

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman is quite used to being a coveted asset. The Chicago Cubs gave up top prospect Gleyber Torres to acquire Chapman for their World Series run in 2016, and then the Yankees shelled out $86 million to bring Chapman back to New York that winter. So it should not be […]

The American League is reminiscent of an MLB video game arcade mode, in such that any plethora of players on the top of their game can be chosen on any given night and it shows simply how dominant they truly can be. Pitchers and position players alike, the AL seems to be the best conference […]

The New York Yankees won 100 games last season. What did that get them? Merely a Wild Card berth and a first-round exit courtesy of the Boston Red Sox, a team that will go down as one of the greatest ever in baseball history. It might be easy to write New York’s season up as […]