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The New York Yankees are getting some key pieces back in the lineup ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Giancarlo Stanton, Clark Schmidt and top prospect Jasson Dominguez are all expected to return from injury soon, per NJ.com. The Yankees are expected to use those players to continue their push to the American League playoffs, […]

This year is starting to look eerily similar to the 2022 campaign for the New York Yankees (54-35). They have lost 13 of their last 17 games after being swept at home by the Cincinnati Reds this week, continuing a downward descent that is all too familiar for fans. Two seasons ago, the iconic franchise […]

The New York Yankees (52-28) have lost three consecutive series, but they still have a two-game lead atop the AL East thanks to their hot start. Giancarlo Stanton’s hamstring injury, though, puts more pressure on the rest of the roster to maintain that lead. Infielder J.D. Davis, the newest part of New York’s supporting cast, […]

The New York Yankees will be without designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton for a considerable amount of time following a lower-body injury that he sustained recently. Following the Yankees’ 3-1 loss in a series finale at home against the visiting Atlanta Braves, the former National League Most Valuable Player said that he’s expecting to be out […]

The New York Yankees are making a surprising move. The team is bringing up infielder Oswald Peraza to replace Giancarlo Stanton on the roster, per the team’s social media. Many fans expected the team to bring up Jasson Dominguez instead to play for the Bronx Bombers. Stanton is on the 10-day IL for a left […]

The New York Yankees are on the backend of a competitive matchup against the Atlanta Braves. New York led at the top of the eighth inning. However, the Yankees received a concerning injury blow after Giancarlo Stanton exited the game with left hamstring tightness, as reported by Bryan Hoch. Trent Grisham entered the game in […]

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 25th home run with a 436-foot, two-run drive into the fountain behind the center-field seats, but it wasn’t the most impressive dinger in New York’s 10-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton followed Judge in the seventh with a […]

Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees hit a bullet of a home run 119.9 mph on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, which was recorded as the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season, according to the Associated Press. The home run occurred in the third inning when Giancarlo Stanton hit a 1-2 curveball from […]

Not even the most optimistic Bronx Bombers fans foresaw a start quite like this. The New York Yankees are 10-3, sole possessors of the best record in baseball, all while Aaron Judge has struggled and Gerrit Cole has yet to see the field. It’s been the definition of a full-group effort to get the Yankees’ […]

Last season was the first time the New York Yankees fell short of 90 wins since 2016, excluding the shortened 60-game COVID season in 2020. The Bombers’ front office and ownership group made it clear the team’s performance in 2023 was completely unacceptable. Hal Steinbrenner signaled his willingness to spend, giving Brian Cashman the green […]

It was a disappointing 2023 season for Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees. Headed into 2024, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and manager Aaron Boone are expecting bigger things from Stanton this season, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic: “‘Impressive to see him back doing what he does,’ Judge said. ‘He’s looked good all spring […]

The 2024 MLB season projects to be an exciting campaign. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves are expected to battle for the best record in the National League, while the New York Yankees may be back after a respectable offseason. For some players in particular, however, 2024 will be an especially important season. Let’s […]

Coming off a disappointing 2023, the New York Yankees are eyeing a bounce-back year. With the acquisition of Juan Soto highlighting their offseason preparations, the team is now in Spring Training to ensure that they’ll clinch a playoff spot in 2024. For that to happen, every player has to show up when called upon, and […]

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton features some of the best power in the game, and he’s looking to bounce back in 2024 following a forgettable 2023 season. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman previously said that he’s expecting Giancarlo Stanton, who has dealt with injury trouble over the past few seasons, to “wind up […]

Spring training begins for MLB teams in two weeks as franchises round out their rosters and make last-minute moves for the 2024 season. Most moves this deep into the offseason don’t exactly move the needle, but the Baltimore Orioles took it upon themselves to make a blockbuster trade for 2021 National League Cy Young Award […]

The New York Yankees have upgraded their roster this offseason, trading for outfielders Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo while also signing Marcus Stroman in free agency. The Yankees’ outlook for the 2024 season is hopeful at the moment, but they would benefit from adding one more starting pitcher. What if New York made a bonkers […]

The New York Yankees missed the playoffs in 2023. Giancarlo Stanton endured a forgettable individual campaign as well. New York has displayed an effort to bounce back this offseason by adding stars such as Juan Soto and Marcus Stroman. Stanton has also worked hard to find his All-Star form once again, according to Brian Cashman. […]

The New York Yankees shocked the MLB world when they traded with the San Diego Padres for Juan Soto on Dec. 6, 2023. By bringing one of the biggest stars in baseball to the biggest market in baseball, the Soto trade definitely goes down as one of the biggest trades over the last decade. It […]

The New York Yankees’ blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres for outfielder Juan Soto on Wednesday has several historical implications. Juan Soto became the first major leaguer to accomplish several feats before turning 26 years old, per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs. Juan Soto is a 3-time All-Star + just turned 25 on Opening Day, he’ll […]

Giancarlo Stanton is one of the best power hitters in MLB when healthy. The problem has been staying on the field in recent years. In fact, even Brian Cashman is preparing for a potential Stanton injury. Cashman’s comments were surprising to say the least. It is not often you hear a general manager admit to […]

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made waves in the baseball world last week after he called Giancarlo Stanton “injury-prone,” a message that did not sit at all well with the slugger’s agent. Although Cashman reportedly cleared the air with Stanton and his agent Joel Wolfe, he walked back his comments on Friday. “I […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has dealt with a lot of injuries over the last few years, and general manager Brian Cashman has acknowledged that they expect Stanton to miss some time at least once in 2024. Where things potentially get dicey is when one considers that Stanton and Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto share an agent. The Yankees reportedly have […]

The New York Yankees face yet another sticky situation as this year’s offseason gets underway. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made some negative remarks about star slugger Giancarlo Stanton’s injury woes. Cashman’s allegations stated, “He’s going to wind up getting hurt again more likely than not because it seems to be part of his game.” After […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has dealt with a lot of injuries over the last few years, and general manager Brian Cashman has acknowledged that they expect Stanton to miss some time at least once in 2024. “I’m not gonna tell you he’s gonna play every game next year because he’s not,” Brian Cashman […]

Is Giancarlo Stanton happy with the New York Yankees? MLB analyst Keith McPherson believes so, while former player and current analyst Cameron Maybin isn’t so sure. McPherson posted a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) Thursday, summarizing the Yankees’ future. He discussed a number of different players including Stanton. When talking about Stanton, McPherson wrote, “Stanton […]

Giancarlo Stanton had a poor season for the New York Yankees in 2023, hitting .191 with a .275 on-base percentage with 24 home runs. After the last game of the season, Giancarlo Stanton said he would be getting right to work on fixing his issues to set himself up for a bounce-back in 2024, and […]

Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees had a disappointing 2023 season, leading to him receiving a lot of criticism from the fanbase, with some saying the team should trade him. One of those fans is Gary Sheffield Jr., who said the Yankees should treat unloading Giancarlo Stanton as the top priority this winter, and […]

Giancarlo Stanton knows his 2023 season wasn’t nearly good enough. The slugger was one of the New York Yankees’ chief underperformers, contributing to an oftentimes anemic offense. After failing to make the playoffs for the first time since being traded to the Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton seems determined to fix his swing in the offseason. “There’ll […]

The playoff hopes are fading for Giancarlo Stanton and the 76-76 New York Yankees, but despite being 8.5 games back in the AL wildcard race, the slugger isn’t giving up on the 2023 campaign just yet. “A lot of things I gotta work and adjust on,” Stanton said after the Yankees lost 6-1 to the […]

Giancarlo Stanton is having a bad season. That’s not just from a relative point of view. He is indeed not having quite a memorable campaign, as evidenced by the fact that his 2023 batting average dropped to .188 after going 0-for-4 during Wednesday’s 6-1 New York Yankees loss at the hands of the Toronto Blue […]

The New York Yankees picked up a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night, and the biggest hit of the game came in the bottom of the sixth inning, when Giancarlo Stanton hit a long two-run home run to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. The blast was the 400th of Stanton’s career, […]

Giancarlo Stanton, the powerhouse slugger for the New York Yankees, achieved a monumental milestone by hitting his 400th career home run against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. This incredible feat placed him among an elite group of just 58 players in MLB history to reach this impressive home run mark. Notably, Stanton became the […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton went yard for the 400th time in his career, and earned comparisons to legendary power hitter Gary Sheffield from his manager Aaron Boone. “He’s as unique as I’ve ever seen… I played against Gary Sheffield, and he used to hit some rockets at you and hit the ball consistently […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton joined an exclusive home run club during Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Stanton clubbed a two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth inning, which not only gave the Yankees a two-run lead over the Tigers but was also the 400th home run of his career. Stanton […]

The New York Yankees have not had a good season this year, and the team will be the first ones to tell you that. However, after a lackluster stretch that sent the team below .500, the Yankees have looked very good in their last three games against the Detroit Tigers. While the Tigers aren’t the […]

The New York Yankees are not playing up to their typical standards in 2023, and MLB Network’s Brian Kenny believes Giancarlo Stanton may be a big reason why. During a recent MLB Network segment, Kenny broke down how Stanton’s contract hasn’t led to enough value for the Yankees, via MLB Now. It should be noted […]

Giancarlo Stanton was thrown out at home plate to end the third inning during Saturday’s game between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. There’s nothing extraordinary about a player failing to score from second base on a single, but the way that Giancarlo Stanton ran the bases was unusual. To say that the Yankees’ […]

While Anthony Rizzo has seemingly been rejuvenated by embracing the Taylor Swift hype, two of his New York Yankees teammates are on the other end of the sonic spectrum, as the pair of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton was recently spotted at Drake’s concert at Madison Square Garden. Drake showed up to his show at […]

It’s no secret that New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has ridiculous power and he proved just that on Saturday with an absolute bomb off Chicago Cubs left Drew Smyly. On a 1-0 count, Stanton smoked Smyly’s 93 mph sinker a whopping 447 feet. Via Talkin’ Baseball: 118.1 MPH MOONSHOT from Giancarlo Stanton! pic.twitter.com/84FVpuUozZ — […]