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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-domingo-german-making-key-change-after-mlb-suspension-using-sticky-stuff');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Domingo German making this key change after MLB suspension for using sticky stuff');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Domingo-German-making-this-key-change-after-MLB-suspension-for-using-sticky-stuff.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Domingo German making this key change after MLB suspension for using sticky stuff</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-29T11:05:34-07:00">May 29th, 11:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-29T11:06:37-07:00">May 29th, 11:06am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-anthony-rizzo-leaves-game-vs-padres-scary-neck-injury" rel="noopener">New York Yankees</a> starting pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-kevin-gausman-pissed-yankees-domingo-german-cheating" rel="noopener">Domingo German</a> is set to return to the team’s starting rotation after a 10-game suspension for using a foreign substance in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, and he detailed <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37747700/yankees-p-domingo-german-says-probably-use-less-rosin" rel="noopener">how he will adjust</a> his use of rosin in his return.</p><p>“You have to do something different because what I did before got me ejected from the game,” Domingo German said through an interpreter, according to the Associated Press. “Probably go back to previous years before where I used it way less.”</p><p>German was ejected in the fourth inning of the Yankees’ game against the Blue Jays on May 16. The Yankees won the game 6-3.</p><p>German’s ejection, along with Aaron Judge seemingly getting signs from the Yankees bench earlier in the series got a lot of attention. There was a lot of contentious moments in the series between both of the coaching staffs.</p><p>The Yankees start a three-game series in Seattle against the Mariners on Monday, which will be when German returns to the rotation. It will be interesting to see how German performs. He was pitching well leading up to his suspension. It will also be worth monitoring the substance checks between innings for German.</p><p>The Yankees are currently at 32-23, coming off of a series win against the San Diego Padres at home. They are seven games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the American League East.</p><p>The Yankees will play three against the Mariners on the road, then travel to Los Angeles to play the Dodgers for three games this weekend.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Domingo German making this key change after MLB suspension for using sticky stuff

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Judge’s explanation for the scrutinized look was that he wanted to see who was “chirping” in the Yankees dugout. The pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-reliever-drops-truth-bomb-following-aaron-judge-peeking-controversy" rel="noopener">himself admitted</a> he was tipping his pitches and that the Yankees took advantage of the mistake.</p><p>Bassitt <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1663179502900457474" rel="noopener">does not believe</a> Judge at all but understands where he is coming from.</p><p>“Judge’s response to it? I had no problem with it,” the 34-year-old told Jomboy Media’s Chris Rose. “Was it a lie? Yeah, it was a lie.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Bassitt says the Yankees were relaying tips to Aaron Judge before his controversial home run in Toronto, although he did admit this is not technically illegal.</p><p>"Judge's response to it? I had no problem with it. Was it a lie? Yeah, it was a lie." <a href="https://t.co/CUqh3CbFhe">pic.twitter.com/CUqh3CbFhe</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1663179502900457474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Stealing signs on the field of play without any technology or trash cans is considered gamesmanship by many fans and has been part of baseball for ages. Nevertheless, Aaron Judge is not going to do a divisional rival any favors by telling them they are making New York’s life easier. Otherwise, Commissioner Rob Manfred would need to bestow the inaugural Boy Scout Award on that man immediately.</p><p>Rather than the alleged lie, Chris Bassitt posed a question about the nature of how the signs were communicated and if it is in keeping with the integrity of the rules.</p><p>“They knew we were tipping and were relaying tips. Is that illegal? No,” he said. “If the first base and third base coach are having to relay tips, is that kind of a grey area, where it’s like should that be allowed to do? You can argue that back and forth all you want.”</p><p>An interesting point to be sure. Obviously, first and third base coaches are members of the team, but their proximity to the action would suggest some sort of an advantage in certain situations like this one. After a handful of rules just being implemented, this issue is probably not going to be on top of MLB’s agenda.</p><p>In the meantime, Judge may want to brainstorm a couple of other responses just in case this comes up again when the Blue Jays and Yankees meet later this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays pitcher calls Aaron Judge’s explanation to controversial moment a lie, but there’s a catch

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He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When it comes to former New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, it’s either you love him or hate him. As for former Boston Red Sox first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, he made it very clear which side of the fence he is on. During a recent appearance on the Foul Territory podcast did not hold back in expressing his disgust for Rodriguez and in the process, even took a swipe at the Minnesota Timberwolves — the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-alex-rodriguez-marc-lore-290-million" rel="noopener">NBA franchise</a> that A-Rod<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-alex-rodriguez-marc-lore-take-major-timberwolves-ownership-step" rel="noopener"> partly owns</a>.</p><p>Mientkiewicz ranted about the apparent disinterest of Alex Rodriguez to connect with his former high school teammates, and even brought up a moment when he caught A-Rod dozing off during a ceremony dedicated to their high school coach. (Mientkiewicz and Rodriguez played together in high school and in the big leagues with the Yankees in 2007),</p><p>“He’s just nowhere to be found, even when we do high school stuff for our coach,” Mientkiewicz <a href="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2239131&amp;action=edit" rel="noopener">said</a> about Rodriguez, who bought the Timberwolves in 2021 with Marc Lore from former Minnesota owner Glen Taylor. “I have a picture of him sleeping at the table in his Timberwolves shirt. I’m like, ‘Are you serious? Go Wolves. No wonder they suck.’</p><p>Although the Timberwolves have made it to the playoffs for two years in a row now, they still are not viewed as serious NBA title contenders. And even if Minnesota starts to turn things around and become a juggernaut in the league, it doesn’t appear as though Mientkiewicz is going to change his view of Rodriguez.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘No wonder they suck’: Timberwolves catch strays during scorching Alex Rodriguez rant from former Red Sox

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-anthony-rizzo-leaves-game-vs-padres-scary-neck-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo leaves game vs. Padres with scary neck injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Anthony-Rizzo-leaves-game-vs-Padres-with-scary-wrist-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo leaves game vs. Padres with scary neck injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-28T13:44:34-07:00">May 28th, 1:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-28T13:44:34-07:00">May 28th, 1:44pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-passion-clutch-walk-off-padres" rel="noopener">New York Yankees</a> first baseman Anthony Rizzo left the team’s game against the San Diego Padres for <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1662913588623822853?s=20" rel="noopener">precautionary reasons</a> after injuring his neck in a collision with Fernando Tatis Jr. at first base on a pick-off attempt, the team announced on Twitter.</p><p>After Anthony Rizzo left the game, he was replaced by DJ LeMahieu at first base. DJ LeMahieu moved from third base to first, Isiah Kiner-Falefa moved from left field to third base, and Greg Allen entered the game in left field. The Yankees won a high-scoring 10-7 game to take the rubber match of the three-game set.</p><p>Rizzo has been a force in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-players-dj-lemahieu-fed-up-2023" rel="noopener">Yankees</a> lineup this season, and has been the second-best hitter on the team behind Aaron Judge. The Yankees hope that Rizzo is not out long with the neck injury as they head out west to begin a series with the Seattle Mariners on Monday.</p><p>If the Yankees are without Rizzo for a period of time, the team will have to rely on Aaron Judge’s level of play to continue, as well as the returns of Josh Donaldson and Giancarlo Stanton making a difference for the team.</p><p>Giancarlo Stanton was producing really well before he went on the injured list in April. Josh Donaldson has not been in good graces with Yankees fans since joining the team, but he has been hitting well during his rehab games in the minor leagues. He presumably would play third base, with DJ LeMahieu returning to a roaming roll and playing all over the diamond.</p><p>Hopefully for the Yankees, Rizzo can avoid the injured list.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo leaves game vs. Padres with scary neck injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-luis-severino-drops-optimistic-take-on-monster-gerrit-cole-new-yorks-rotation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luis Severino drops optimistic take on ‘monster’ Gerrit Cole, New York’s rotation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/yankees-news-luis-severino-drops-optimistic-take-on-monster-gerrit-cole-new-yorks-rotation.jpg"><figcaption>5/27/23</figcaption></figure><h1>Luis Severino drops optimistic take on ‘monster’ Gerrit Cole, New York’s rotation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T16:39:46-07:00">May 27th, 4:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T16:39:46-07:00">May 27th, 4:39pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees are in third place in the American League East, 7.5 games behind the front-running Tampa Bay Rays and also trailing the second-place Baltimore Orioles. While the Yankees have not played their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-josh-donaldson-return-injury" rel="noopener">best baseball</a> yet, pitcher Luis Severino is of the opinion that the team’s pitching staff will give the Bronx Bombers a chance to climb in the standings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"If everybody's healthy, we're in a good spot"</p><p>Luis Severino talks about the Yankees' rotation, led by a "monster" in Gerrit Cole: <a href="https://t.co/5WUp0koVFk">pic.twitter.com/5WUp0koVFk</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1662553619143467011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Severino was on the mound for the Yankees in their 3-2 10-inning victory over the San Diego Padres at Yankee Stadium Saturday. He was at his best in the game, as he threw 6.2 innings and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-passion-clutch-walk-off-padres" rel="noopener">gave up</a> just one hit. That hit was a solo home run by Fernando Tatis Jr., but the Yankees came through with the win when Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th.</p><p>After the game, Severino gave an optimistic take on the state of the Yankees pitching staff. He believes that the pitching will give this team a chance to establish its excellence as the season continues, and his opinion is strongest about staff ace Gerrit Cole, whom <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1662553619143467011" rel="noopener">he referred</a> to as a “monster.”</p><p>Cole has been one of the best pitchers in the American League again this season. Cole is clearly the ace of the staff with a 5-0 record, a 2.53 earned run average and 70 strikeouts in 67.2 innings. The powerful right-handed pitcher has 1 complete game and 1 shutout this season.</p><p>Luis Severino made his second start of the year against the Padres. He has returned to the rotation after missing time with a strained right lat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Luis Severino drops optimistic take on ‘monster’ Gerrit Cole, New York’s rotation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-passion-clutch-walk-off-padres');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s passion on full-display amid clutch walk-off vs. Padres');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa_s-passion-on-full-display-amid-clutch-walk-off-vsslide1.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s passion on full-display amid clutch walk-off vs. Padres</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T16:29:08-07:00">May 27th, 4:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T16:40:01-07:00">May 27th, 4:40pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres Saturday by a final score of 3-2 following a 10th inning walk-off hit by utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Kiner-Falefa had just one hit in the game, but he certainly made it count. The Yankees’ shortstop-turned-utility-man has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-prepared-for-shortstop-position-change" rel="noopener">endured his frustrations</a> during his tenure in New York. However, his passion for the game remains unchanged.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Isiah Kiner-Falefa walks it off for the Yankees with a single in the 10th inning 🔥<a href="https://t.co/tSwAnYtk8t">pic.twitter.com/tSwAnYtk8t</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints MLB (@ClutchpointsMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchpointsMLB/status/1662546785913413632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Isiah Kiner-Falefa remains positive</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa_s-passion-on-full-display-amid-clutch-walk-off-vs-slide2.jpg"></figure><p>Kiner-Falefa’s postgame comments describe his passion for the game of baseball. He was asked about consistently changing positions, and his answer will certainly please Yankees fans.</p><p>“I love this game. I love being a baseball player,” Kiner-Falefa said, per Yankees Videos on Twitter. “Doesn’t need to be one position… I feel like the more positions you play, the more of a baseball player you are.”</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1662558106868391940" rel="noopener">He also commented</a> on the feeling following his clutch walk-off RBI hit, his first walk-off hit as a Yankee, per Yankees Videos as well.</p><p>“It feels good,” Kiner-Falefa said. “It was loud, I felt like a little kid running around, it was a dream come true.”</p><p>Kiner-Falefa’s struggles at times has led to backlash from fans. His teammates, though, seems to appreciate everything Kiner-Falefa offers.</p><h2><b>Yankees appreciate Kiner-Falefa</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-news-Isiah-Kiner-Falefa_s-passion-on-full-display-amid-clutch-walk-off-vs-slide3.jpg"></figure><p>Aaron Boone and players on the team have previously spoken highly of Isiah Kiner-Falefa. He’s known as someone who doesn’t complain and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-isiah-kiner-falefa-pitching-twins" rel="noopener">always gives his best effort</a>.</p><p>On Saturday, DJ LeMahieu <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1662557123262181377" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts</a> on New York’s utility man, per Yankees Videos.</p><p>“What a gamer,” LeMahieu said of Kiner-Falefa following the Yankees’ victory. “Played multiple positions now, hasn’t complained once, wants to be out there. Great hit today. It was one of those at-bats you just knew he was going to get a hit. What a great teammate and a great guy to have on your team.”</p><p>Isiah Kiner-Falefa isn’t the best player by any means. But while others have crumbled under the pressure of playing in New York, he’s stood his ground and carved out a respectable role for himself. He will be an important piece to the puzzle moving forward as the Yankees try to climb the American League East standings in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees utility man Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s passion on full-display amid clutch walk-off vs. Padres

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-players-dj-lemahieu-fed-up-2023');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Yankees players fans are already fed up with in 2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees-DJ-LeMahieu-Yankees-players-2023-Kyle-Higashioka-Yankees-2023.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Yankees players fans are already fed up with in 2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T14:16:36-07:00">May 27th, 2:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T14:16:36-07:00">May 27th, 2:16pm</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a>Tim Capurso is the Lead NFL and College Football Editor at ClutchPoints while also covering a wide range of sports. Originally from a small town in New York, Tim graduated from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2018 with a BA in Writing and Mass Communications. He joined ClutchPoints in 2021. The lifelong New York Giants fan now resides in enemy territory, aka the heart of Eagles country, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Memorial Day is around the corner, which means it’s time to evaluate where your favorite MLB team stands in the 2023 season. It’s a process that New York Yankees fans, one of the more rabid groups in the sport, have already gone through about 100 times thus far.</p><p>While New York has had better fortune in the month of May, they had been battered by injuries and were, at one point, in last place in the American League East, prompting general manager Brian Cashman to depart from the shadows a bit earlier than fans are accustomed to give an early state of the union and ease concerns about his club.</p><p>The Yankees may be playing <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-takeaways-saturdays-3-2-200316027.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall">better baseball</a>– 17-8 in May- but that doesn’t mean that the fanbase is satisfied with every player on the 2023 roster.</p><p>From this off-season’s prized acquisition <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/aaron-boone-gives-carlos-rodon-injury-update-that-will-hype-up-yankees-fans">Carlos Rodon’s struggles with injury</a>, to the front office’s continued support of Josh Donaldson to the poor play of DJ LeMahieu, there have been no shortage of moments that have made Yankees fans fed up.</p><p>But which players on the 2023 team have fans ready to give up altogether?</p><p>That’s what we’ll discuss here.</p><p>Without further ado, here are three players Yankees fans are already fed up with.</p><h2><b>Yankees players fans are fed up with in 2023 </b></h2><p><b>3. Kyle Higashioka </b></p><p>There are definitely players who anger Yankees fans more than backup catcher Kyle Higashioka, which is why he’s only number-three on this list.</p><p>But when your backup is forced into action on a regular basis, like Higashioka has been after the injury to starting backstop Jose Trevino, poor performances are going to stand out more.</p><p>And Higashioka has not been great.</p><p>Not generally known for his bat, Higashioka has descended into automatic out territory, as he has posted a ghastly .591 OPS and a 62 OPS+, both the second-worst marks of his career.</p><p>To make matters worse, Higashioka hasn’t been much better behind the plate, which used to be his calling card for the Yanks.</p><p>He sits in just the 25th percentile in pitch framing after placing in the 84th and 71st in 2021 and 2022, respectively.</p><p>Higashioka has also been poor at controlling runners on the basepaths.</p><p>So bad has he been that Yankees fans are ready to see more of Ben Rortvedt, the catcher acquired in the Josh Donaldson deal who just made his debut with the team after missing the entire 2022 campaign and the beginning of 2023 with injuries.</p><p><b>2. Clarke Schmidt </b></p><p>It’s hard for Yankees fans to get too fed up with Clarke Schmidt, who has helped fill the void left in the rotation with the likes of Luis Severino, who has since returned, and Rodon sidelined.</p><p>Still, Yankees fans were <i>at least </i>expecting the next man up to be serviceable.</p><p>But Schmidt, who has pitched to a 5.58 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in 50 innings, has been dreadful.</p><p>The underlying numbers aren’t much better.</p><p>Schmidt is in the bottom-15 percent of the league in hard-hit rate and average exit velocity against.</p><p>Essentially, it’s been a loud batting practice session for the opposition when Schmidt is on the mound.</p><p>So, what gives?</p><p>Schmidt has thrown 233 sinkers; batters are hitting .381 against the pitch. The Yankees hurler has thrown 215 cutters, with opposing batters keying in on the offering to the tune of a .333 average.</p><p>To be fair to Schmidt, he had thrown just 70 1/3 innings in the first three seasons of his career before he was thrust into action as a starting pitcher.</p><p>He is basically figuring out how to be a starter in the big leagues each time he goes out.</p><p>Not exactly ideal for the Yankees, who are already playing catch-up in the American League East, the best division in baseball.</p><p>But Schmidt has provided some encouraging signs lately.</p><p>He has allowed just three runs in his last two outings after getting shelled by the Tampa Bay Rays for seven runs earlier in May.</p><p>It’s small, but it’s a start.</p><p>Schmidt had better hope that it’s the start of something sustainable, as Yankees fans are getting fed up.</p><p><b>1. DJ LeMahieu</b></p><p>Ahh, we have arrived at number one on our list: DJ LeMahieu. Let’s be real here. LeMahieu has not been awful by any means.</p><p>He just hasn’t been 2019-20 LeMahieu.</p><p>For a closer look, here is The Machine’s slash line from his All-Star 2019 campaign and the shortened 2020 season: .336/.386/.536.</p><p>Now, here is his slash line from 2021-23: .263/.348./.373.</p><p>LeMahieu still gets on base at a decent clip but there is almost no power to his game anymore- and he doesn’t hit for the same average he did a few years ago.</p><p>LeMahieu’s plate discipline, a strength of his game for years, has been alarming this year.</p><p>His 26.3 percent strikeout rate would be the worst mark of his career if it stands for the whole year.</p><p>LeMahieu’s ability to get to pitches outside the zone has declined dramatically this year, per Fangraphs.</p><p>Of course, he is much more than just an offensive player for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/aaron-judge-yankees-rookie-pitcher-padres">Yankees</a>. He has played league average defense- or much better- at first, second and third base.</p><p>In a year where injuries have struck the Yankees, he has been one of their more dependable players, appearing in 47 games.</p><p>Here’s the reality.</p><p>LeMahieu is in the third season of a six-year, $90 million contract he inked with the Yankees back in the 2021 offseason.</p><p>New York was expecting at least a couple more seasons from LeMahieu at the level he performed at in 2019.</p><p>They have yet to see that level of play from him since he signed the dotted line.</p><p>LeMahieu is not hated by the fanbase. But patience runs thin among <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-hicks-is-officially-no-longer-with-yankees-fans-rejoice">Yankees fans- ask Aaron Hicks</a>.</p><p>If LeMahieu doesn’t start figuring things out at the dish, Yankees fans are only going to get more fed up.</p><p><b>Honorable mentions: </b></p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-josh-donaldson-return-injury">Josh Donaldson</a></p><p>Carlos Rodon</p><p>Nestor Cortes</p><p>Oswaldo Cabrera</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Yankees players fans are already fed up with in 2023

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He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Diego Padres designated hitter Matt Carpenter has returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since playing with New York a season ago. Before going hitless in the Padres’ 5-1 win over the Yankees Friday, Carpenter <a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/05/padres-matt-carpenter-opens-up-about-painful-ending-to-yankees-tenure.html">revealed</a> that he played through an injury in the 2022 MLB Playoffs.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/matt-carpenter-gets-key-injury-update-from-yankees-aaron-boone" rel="noopener">Matt Carpenter suffered</a> a broken foot on Aug. 8 of last year that forced him to miss the remainder of the regular season. After posting a massive 1.138 OPS with 15 home runs in just 47 games for the Yankees, Carpenter returned in New York’s second playoff game. The veteran was a different player in the postseason, still not healed from the foot injury that cost him the last several weeks of the regular season.</p><p>“I probably pushed it more than I should have to come back and play in October and it kind of cost me the rest of my offseason,” Carpenter said, via NJ.com, before Friday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/aaron-judge-yankees-rookie-pitcher-padres" rel="noopener">Yankees-Padres game</a>. “My foot just never healed. It was broken all the way until basically the day I signed [with San Diego].”</p><p>It seemed evident that Carpenter wasn’t completely healthy upon his return. In 12 playoff at-bats for the Yankees, Carpenter was lost at the plate, registering just one hit to go along with nine strikeouts.</p><p>Following his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-matt-carpenters-self-deprecating-take-after-4-strikeout-alcs-game-vs-justin-verlander-astros" rel="noopener">disastrous postseason</a>, Carpenter left the Yankees for the Padres in free agency.</p><p>“I wasn’t healthy, didn’t really have the at-bats under me, the timing wasn’t there and I just wasn’t able to do what I knew I wanted to or was capable of doing,” Carpenter said. “I just had to try to make the most of it, battle and we ran into a really good Houston team that obviously won the whole thing. They were a tough team to beat. Obviously we would have loved to finish that one off, but it is what it is.”</p><p>It was likely that more than just the foot injury that prevented Carpenter from recapturing the magic he had last summer. After hitting .305/.412/.727 with New York, Carpenter is hitting .179/.305/.358 in 39 games with San Diego.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt Carpenter’s shocking injury admission about Yankees tenure

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Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees received a pair of promising injury updates on OF/DH Giancarlo Stanton and 3B Josh Donaldson. Stanton, who’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-giancarlo-stanton-injury-rehab-assignment" rel="noopener">expected to begin a rehab assignment</a>, is targeting an early-mid June return, with his <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-injuries-and-roster-moves" rel="noopener">rehab assignment expected to start</a> around May 29th, per MLB.com. Donaldson could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-boone-josh-donaldson-injury-return" rel="noopener">return</a> even earlier from his injury, with Aaron Boone not ruling out a May 29th return, per MLB.com as well. Although, returning June 2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers is reportedly more likely.</p><p>The Yankees are playing well for the most part. That said, they are still chasing the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East. Heading into Saturday, Tampa Bay held an eye-opening eight-game lead over the Yankees. New York has their work cut out for them if they want to repeat as division champions.</p><p>Giancarlo Stanton’s return will be especially important for New York. He features immense power which helps to provide necessary protection for Aaron Judge in the lineup. The key for Stanton moving forward will be to remain healthy following his return. Injuries have unfortunately been problematic for the slugger over the years, so the Yankees may opt to primarily play him at DH upon his return.</p><p>Josh Donaldson’s return won’t be quite as impactful as Stanton’s, but it shouldn’t be overlooked. Although Donaldson isn’t the same MVP-caliber player he once was, the veteran third baseman can make things happen on the field. His presence in the lineup also adds an extra element of depth for the Yankees.</p><p>Barring setbacks, Stanton and Donaldson will return within the next couple of weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson get promising injury return updates

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Think again, Yankees fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T09:39:39-07:00">May 27th, 9:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T09:43:40-07:00">May 27th, 9:43am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Aaron Boone <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-booneyankees-neaaron-boones-latest-ejection-makes-mlb-history" rel="noopener">has been getting ejected</a> on a fairly consistent basis. His antics even led to a recent one-game suspension. MLB decided to send a message to the New York Yankees manager, but Boone <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-aaron-boone-change-recent-suspension" rel="noopener">doesn’t plan on changing</a> anytime soon. In some cities, fans may prefer a more laidback manager who opts to do everything he can to stay in the game. But in a city like New York, Aaron Boone is the perfect manager for the job.</p><h2><b>Yankees: Aaron Boone brings the fire</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/boone-20023-1.jpeg"></figure><p>Aaron Boone has been questioned at times as the manager. New York ultimately decided to bring him back after the ball club fell short of reaching the World Series in 2022. The Yankees need to win a Fall Classic soon, having not played in the World Series since 2009.</p><p>Boone, with his fiery attitude, will be capable of leading New York to their final goal. In 2023, it almost seems as if he’s placed more of an emphasis on rallying the team with emotion. Perhaps it is a strategy to get the most out of his players. It could even be a way to engage the fans throughout a long season.</p><p>For the most part, whatever Aaron Boone’s reasoning for getting ejected more often is, it seems to be working. Following an underwhelming start to the year, the Yankees are now 30-23 and in third place in the American League East. New York still trails the Tampa Bay Rays by eight games, but the Yankees appear to be a legitimate playoff contender.</p><p>So why Aaron Boone though? There are plenty of fiery personalities around the league, so what makes him the man for this specific job in New York?</p><h2><b>Aaron Boone earned respect</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/boone-2003-2.jpeg"></figure><p>Aaron Boone appeared in just 54 regular season games and one postseason during his tenure with the Yankees as a player. Overall, Boone enjoyed a solid big league career that spanned from 1997-2009. However, it was one swing of the bat versus the Boston Red Sox in the 2003 MLB playoffs that led to the biggest moment of Boone’s career.</p><p>The Yankees were playing the Red Sox in the ALCS in 2003. Boone stepped to the plate against knuckle-ball thrower Tim Wakefield in the bottom of the 11th inning. Wakefield left a pitch down the middle of the plate and Boone deposited it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVlHEkh4Jeg" rel="noopener">into the left field seats</a> to send New York to the World Series, video via MLB.</p><p>Although the Yankees would end up losing in the ’03 Fall Classic, Boone became an instant Yankees legend.</p><p>Between his fiery attitude as a manager and all-around respect following that memorable swing in 2003, Aaron Boone is the perfect manager for the Yankees.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Don’t think Aaron Boone has enough fire? Think again, Yankees fans

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Originally from a small town in New York, Tim graduated from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2018 with a BA in Writing and Mass Communications. He joined ClutchPoints in 2021. The lifelong New York Giants fan now resides in enemy territory, aka the heart of Eagles country, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fernando Tatis Jr got the full New York experience during the San Diego Padres’ 5-1 win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Tatis, who was suspended 80 games last August after testing positive for a banned substance called Clostebol, was serenaded with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-yankees-fans-chant-steroids">steroids chants from Yankees fans</a>.</p><p>But Tatis got revenge, belting a home run and <a href="https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1662271588551499777">tossing</a> his bat before <a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1662276679287406593">taunting</a> Yankees fans and talking right back to them when he resumed playing in right field.</p><p>After the game, Tatis explained that he was “just <a href="https://twitter.com/AJCassavell/status/1662285931770986497">giving a good time</a> to the fans”, per AJ Casssavell of MLB.com.</p><p>“It was loud, it’s New York, you’re gonna hear everything,” Tatis said. “Just giving a good time to the fans. You’ve got to learn how to embrace it.”</p><p>The Padres star knew that he was going to hear just about every form of trash talk known to mankind playing against the Yankees in New York.</p><p>Tatis, who went 1-for-5 with two RBI and a 439-foot mammoth home run, said that he just had to learn “how to embrace” the steroids chants and the animosity form the fans.</p><p>Well, he certainly did a good job of that on Friday, as he got even with Yankees fans both at the plate and back out in the field, when he mockingly conducted the Bleacher Creatures during another steroids serenade.</p><p>It sure seems like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-slaps-san-diego-with-blunt-take-after-embarrassing-series-loss-to-royals">Padres slugger</a> is completely unbothered by the taunts.</p><p>Not only that, but he knows how to dish it back, too.</p><p>When asked what his best comeback to Yankees fans was, Tatis had a simple answer, per Cassavell.</p><p>“That home run.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr explains his trolling of Yankees fans after steroid chants

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He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Being suspended for one game is not going to change the way New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone <a href="https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1662482097095815170">behaves during games</a>. Following his fourth ejection of the year Thursday in a loss against the Baltimore Orioles, Boone received a suspension for the Yankees’ game against the San Diego Padres Friday. It was Boone’s third ejection in 10 games.</p><p>“I’m not going to change,” Aaron Boone said Saturday morning before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/aaron-judge-yankees-rookie-pitcher-padres" rel="noopener">Yankees-Padres game</a>, via MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. “Even though I have been kicked out of a lot of games, a lot of them I make it through.”</p><p>Boone leads MLB in ejections for the 2023 season. Having been tossed 30 times in 760 career games, the Yankees’ manager is among the<a href="https://twitter.com/AlbaneseLaura/status/1662213228049629184"> all-time leaders</a> in ejections per game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-booneyankees-neaaron-boones-latest-ejection-makes-mlb-history">Boone’s ejections</a> are the most by any manager since he was hired for the 2018 season.</p><p>The league said that his recent conduct toward umpires, not just the way he acted toward the umps Thursday, played a role in Boone’s suspension.</p><p>“It’s happened a few times this week and I’d like to not get ejected, and hopefully I can start a long streak of not getting ejected,” Boone said Friday. “I’m not necessarily afraid to, but no, it’s not my intent to get ejected, and I don’t want to, and hopefully I won’t for a while.”</p><p>The Padres defeated the Yankees 5-1 with New York bench coach Carlos Mendoza filling in for Boone as the manager Friday. Mendoza told reporters that the Yankees were surprised about Boone’s suspension, which <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendanKutyNJ/status/1662289685115224064">the team learned of</a> not long before the series opener with the Padres was scheduled to begin.</p><p>Boone will be back in the dugout for the Saturday afternoon matchup between the Yankees and Padres.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.169	3	7	0.51	0

2021 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.169	3	7	0.51	0

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