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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is aware of the struggles his closer Devin Williams has gone through. Williams has been battered in some outings this year, giving up big leads for the Bronx Bombers. Boone seems to be backing away some from a position that Williams is the closer moving forward. “We’ll see,” the […]

Ever since he was a child growing up in Massachusetts, Ben Rice was a big New York Yankees fan. Now, he is an integral part of Aaron Boone’s lineup, holding down the designated hitter spot in Giancarlo Stanton’s absence. His hot start to the season has him reflecting on the path that led him here, […]

The New York Yankees are one of the most explosive offensive teams in MLB this season behind Team USA captain Aaron Judge. However, manager Aaron Boone received news today that could result in the team adding two big bats back to their lineup. DJ LeMahieu will begin a rehab assignment in Double-A, and playoff hero […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn’t a happy camper. Not only are the Yankees having some pitching struggles, but his slugger Aaron Judge is getting home runs overturned. Boone is pleading with Major League Baseball to change a rule that possibly stole a homer from Judge. Boone is wanting a home run to be […]

The New York Yankees are trying to navigate through injuries in the early part of the year. Manager Aaron Boone will be getting a boost, though. New York added former Atlanta Braves reliever Tyler Matzek to help Devin Williams and the Yankees’ bullpen. New York is designating Yoendrys Gómez for assignment to open up a […]

The New York Yankees have released some good news today about veteran infielder DJ LeMahieu. The 36-year-old is beginning his rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on his way to an eventual return to the Yankees’ roster. New York manager Aaron Boone can’t wait to get his versatile infielder back to give Aaron Judge and company […]

Despite the New York Yankees’ 14-9 record to start the 2025 season, much of the pitching staff has had a rough go of it. Closer Devin Williams might be the poster child for the team’s early season struggles on the mound, but he has the support of his manager, Aaron Boone. The first-year Yankee has […]

The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 in one of the weirdest games you’ll see this year. Through seven innings, Fried had a no-hitter going despite three errors from his defense. But before he threw a pitch in the eighth inning, he lost the no-hitter. A sixth-inning Paul Goldschmidt error was changed […]

Max Fried was on cruise control Sunday afternoon in Tampa, carving through the Tampa Bay Rays’ lineup and flirting with history. The New York Yankees’ ace had completed seven scoreless innings and appeared to be six outs away from throwing Major League Baseball’s first no-hitter of the 2025 season. But between the top and bottom […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit a ball that was seemingly fair and way out of George M. Steinbrenner Field for a home run in the eighth inning of the team’s 4-0 win against the Tampa Bay Rays, but it was called foul on the field and upheld in video review. Yankees manager Aaron […]

The New York Yankees were up 3-0 on the Tampa Bay Rays, and manager Aaron Boone was not a fan of a certain call, which led him to be ejected. Boone was ejected in the eighth inning of the game after Aaron Judge was called out on strikes. The frustration actually started before then, when […]

New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe’s impressive spring has continued into a good start in his second season in the majors. However, manager Aaron Boone didn’t shy away from talking about Volpe’s struggles against Drew Rasmussen and the Tampa Bay Rays. Volpe and the rest of the Yankees are putting on a show so far […]

The New York Yankees opened up a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night, and it began with a bang for Jazz Chisholm Jr. Chisholm Jr. blew up at the home plate umpire after he struck out looking against Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Mason Montgomery. Manager Aaron Boone tried to hold the […]

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge turned in a great performance on Wednesday in the team’s 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals, drawing praise from manager Aaron Boone, who said this was the most locked-in he has seen the slugger so far this year. Judge responded to that comment. “We’re getting there, we’re getting […]

New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez came through in the clutch on Tuesday, hitting a go-ahead three-run double in the bottom of the 6th inning during the team’s 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. However, he was pulled from the game for Trent Grisham in the next half-inning. This has been a common practice […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had some high remarks to share about Ben Rice’s start to the 2025 MLB season. To start the year, Rice boasts a .298 batting average as he made 14 hits for six RBIs in 47 at-bats. He has scored four home runs, showing off a lot of momentum in […]

New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger is out of the lineup for Monday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals while he is getting treatment for a sore back, and manager Aaron Boone explained why Monday was the time to get him a rest. “He’s doing well. I just want to pick some spots here, […]

The New York Yankees won on Saturday to gain a half game lead in the AL East. The 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants was keyed by the performance of rookie starter Will Warren and a five-run fifth inning. After the victory, Yankees manager Aaron Boone discussed the placement of starting pitcher Marcus Stroman […]

The New York  Yankees were defeated 9-1 by the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. The Yankees could not bounce back after going down early. Marcus Stroman lasted just 0.2 innings while surrendering five earned runs. After the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed that Stroman is dealing with a knee concern, via Yankees Videos. […]

The New York Yankees have scored the second-most runs in baseball through the first 12 games of the season as the offense is off to a scorching-hot start. While the team’s production at the plate has led the way early on, starting pitcher Max Fried stepped up on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers. Fried dominated […]

The New York Yankees are forced to play through the entire 2025 campaign knowing that Gerrit Cole, one of the game’s top starting pitchers, is not available. Championship aspirations tend to evaporate when such a long-term setback takes effect, but there other hurlers in this rotation who can push the club forward in Cole’s absence. […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is off to a red-hot start to begin the 2025 campaign, smacking six homers in just seven games so far. He went deep again in Friday’s 9-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. That game was also a milestone in Judge’s career. It was his 1,000th appearance since coming up […]

The New York Yankees are primed for another potential run to the World Series, but injury woes to the pitching rotation and bullpen have dawned a dark cloud early on in the season. On Friday, the franchise received good news and bad news for the bullpen. Tyler Matzek, who is dealing with an oblique issue, […]

The New York Yankees aim to improve their record on Friday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Unfortunately, the team will be without Cody Bellinger in this contest after manager Aaron Boone scratched him from the lineup. What was originally thought to be a rest day, reports indicate that the 29-year-old outfielder is not […]

Coming off an MVP-winning 2024 campaign, it was apparent that New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge would likely need to sustain that level of production if his team was going to make a return to the postseason. Well, so far, so good for the Yankee right fielder. His manager, Aaron Boone, gushed over Judge’s performance […]

Since spring training, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had confidence in young catcher turned first baseman Ben Rice’s ability to hit the ball. That confidence was shown when he chose Rice to bat leadoff in Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. When asked to explain his decision, Boone offered a simple one-word answer […]

Zac Gallen was electric on Wednesday night in the Bronx, and even Yankees manager Aaron Boone had no choice but to tip his cap to the Diamondbacks’ ace following a 4-3 Arizona victory. “He was really dealing,” Boone said postgame when asked about what made Gallen so effective. "He was really dealing." Aaron Boone talks […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone explained his controversial decision to bench starting left fielder Jasson Dominguez. The Yankees have gotten off to a blistering start on offense in their first four games. And the 22-year-old outfielder has contributed to that start. However, Boone has decided to sub Dominguez out for Trent Grisham in three […]

The New York Yankees are dealing with an insane amount of pitching injuries. Gerrit Cole is out for the season, recovering from Tommy John surgery, and Luis Gil is out with a lat strain. Late in spring training, they lost Clarke Schmidt to rotator cuff tendinitis. Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed when Schmidt is expected […]

The New York Yankees’ home run barrage over the first three games of the 2025 MLB season has elicited both amazement and confusion. Nine of the whopping 15 home runs the Yankees hit in their three-game sweep over the Milwaukee Brewers came with players using the so-called torpedo bat, designed by an MIT-educated Yankees staffer […]

The New York Yankees put on a show offensively over the weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers in the Bronx, with the use of the new “torpedo” bats and manager Aaron Boone spoke on the use of those bats, saying that is one of the many ways his team tries to win on the margins. “That’s […]

New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton is dealing with multiple elbow injuries at the moment, forcing him to begin the 2025 season on the injured list. Stanton’s injury timeline is currently uncertain. On Saturday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone provided an update on Stanton. “Giancarlo Stanton (torn tendons in both elbows) has resumed hitting indoors following […]

The New York Yankees are finalizing their Opening Day roster. Pitching injuries have veteran Carlos “Cookie” Carrasco and rookie Will Warren already on the roster. As the lineup comes into focus, young players will have key roles in the Bronx Bombers’ offense all year long. Jasson Dominguez officially made the team as did Ben Rice, […]

Juan Soto’s Yankees career was brief but memorable. After the San Diego Padres traded Soto to New York prior to the 2024 season, he helped lead the Bronx Bombers to the World Series. Along the way Soto made his fourth career All-Star Game, won his fifth Silver Slugger Award, finished third in AL MVP voting […]

Following Juan Soto’s historic decision to turn down the New Yankees in favor for the New York Mets this past offseason, animosity between the two Big Apple fan bases is at an all-time high. A more perceptible brand of vitriol will spread through the stadiums during the annual Subway Series in 2025. But there does […]

As spring training continues to move forward, it has become clear that the New York Yankees’ situation at third base is untenable. DJ LeMahieu is once again battling an injury. Oswaldo Cabrera is better suited to be a utility man, not an everyday starter for a World Series contender. Jazz Chisholm Jr. could stay at […]

Opening Day is on Thursday, and the New York Yankees have still not solved the Gerrit Cole sized hole in their rotation. The Yankee ace is out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on March 11th. The hope is he will be back in time for Opening Day next season. Also out for […]

The New York Yankees appeared to lose Paul Goldschmidt to injury when he was forced to leave a spring training game early on Monday. But New York received a rare bit of positive injury-related news in the latest update regarding the veteran first baseman. While Goldschmidt received treatment on Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone expects him […]

New York Yankees fans got a blast from the past on Tuesday during the team’s spring training game against the Boston Red Sox. Former manager Joe Torre went out to make a pitching change, removing starting pitcher Max Fried from the game in the top of the fifth inning. Just like old times 💙 Joe […]