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After failing to re-sign star right fielder Juan Soto this offseason, the New York Yankees pivoted, landing veteran lefty Max Fried to shore up the team’s pitching and acquiring former NL MVP Cody Bellinger in a trade with the Chicago Cubs. Both new additions anticipate strong seasons with their new club. But Yankees reporter Meredith […]

Position battles have a funny way of working themselves out in spring training, and for the New York Yankees, it appears their contested third base role may be starting to do that. When DJ LeMahieu went down with a calf injury over the weekend, it cleared the way for Oswaldo Peraza and Oswald Cabrera to […]

The New York Yankees are looking to make a return to the World Series in 2025. After last season’s heartbreaking ending in the Fall Classic, the roster is full steam ahead towards title number 28. However, injuries are once again becoming a problem for the Bronx Bombers. Following Saturday’s 9-3 win over the Houston Astros, […]

Coming off an excellent yet ultimately unfulfilled 2024 season, the New York Yankees are looking to finish their story in 2025. The goal? To win the franchise’s 28th World Series title. Unfortunately, the Yankees’ quest just got a bit tougher. According to Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch on X (formerly Twitter), veteran designated hitter Giancarlo […]

MLB Spring Training is in full swing, with all 30 teams participating in exhibition games or workouts daily. The defending American League Champion New York Yankees are prepping for what they hope is another long October run. Manager Aaron Boone provided an update on his Yankees, and he mentioned a surprise player to watch this […]

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is still away from the team as he is looking for answers on the pain he has in both elbows in New York, and manager Aaron Boone said there is no news in that regard when asked about Stanton’s status on Tuesday. “There’s nothing else more to say right […]

Spring training is a time for players to get limbered up for the long season ahead, while also offering an opportunity for some to prove their worth for a big-league roster spot. New York Yankees top prospect Jasson Dominguez is expected to be on the team’s Opening Day roster, but his early spring showing in […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is expressing his thoughts on the new computerized umpiring system. A software system is being tested this Spring Training to identify balls and strikes at games. It operates along with human umpires. Boone and the Yankees challenged a call made using this ABS system in a recent spring game. […]

When the New York Yankees first banned their players from growing beards, Jimmy Carter was the president of the United States. That rule endured through wars, civil unrest, cultural phenomenons and a global pandemic. Tradition superseded the changing world around the Bronx Bombers. Until now, that is. Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, after long upholding the […]

After they won the American League pennant for the first time since 2009, the New York Yankees signed manager Aaron Boone to a two-year contract extension. The Bronx skipper then received nothing but praise from former MLB All-Star Dan Plesac on MLB Network. "This guy is a really good manager."#MLBTonight reacts to Aaron Boone's two-year […]

It’s easy to criticize the New York Yankees for their decision to extend the contract of manager Aaron Boone for two more years. He has not been able to add to the franchise’s total of 27 World Series titles even though he has been managing the team since the 2018 season. These are the Yankees […]

The New York Yankees’ decision to extend the contract of manager Aaron Boone is not a move that will go over well in all corners of Yankeeland. Boone has been managing the Yankees since the 2018 season, and while the team is a perennial contender for Major League Baseball superiority and has been in the […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone signed a two-year contract extension. After guiding the Yankees to the World Series, Boone agreed to guide a team with massive expectations this upcoming season. After losing Juan Soto, New York addressed pitching in its acquisitions and re-signed Tim Hill earlier this week. Boone, who’s been the Yankees manager […]

The New York Yankees have extended manager Aaron Boone heading into the 2025 season. Last year, they finally got over the hump and made it to the World Series for the first time since 2009. After an offseason full of rumors and negotiations, the two sides finally got the deal done just a day before […]

The New York Yankees reached the World Series for the 41st time in franchise history in the 2024 season. However, the Bronx Bombers failed to extend their MLB-leading title total of 27 as the Los Angeles Dodgers bested New York in a gentleman’s sweep, winning 4-1. Now the Yankees are looking to retool moving forward […]

The New York Yankees had to follow Plan B this offseason. They lost Juan Soto to the New York Mets and pivoted to add several quality players. Max Fried was the first move, signing him to the richest contract ever given to a left-handed pitcher. With spring training underway, Yankees manager Aaron Boone has seen […]

The New York Yankees will be looking to reach the mountaintop in 2025 after losing in the World Series last fall to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Aaron Boone guided the ball club to a 94-68 record and an American League pennant in his eighth season as the skipper. It also appears that Boone isn’t going […]

While speaking to reporters on Friday, Marcus Stroman said he is a “starter” and will not move to the bullpen. When asked about Stroman’s comments, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was seemingly more focused on the fact that it is still the middle of February. “Well, first of all, Happy Valentine’s Day. It’s February […]

Will Marcus Stroman pitch with the New York Yankees in 2025? After initially reporting to camp for his physical, Stroman has missed the first two days of workouts. Yankees manager Aaron Boone shared his thoughts on Stroman’s absence, via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. “I knew he might be out the first couple days,” Boone told […]

New York Yankees right-hander pitcher Gerrit Cole opted out of his four-year, $144 million contract back in November. To prevent Cole from reaching free agency, the Yankees’ only initial option was to void his opt-out and offer a one-year, $36 million extension, resulting in a five-year deal worth $180 million. However, the deal didn’t come […]

Ben Rice is heading into his second season as a member of the New York Yankees and manager Aaron Boone is confident in the role he will have with the team this season. Boone explained how he does not view Rice as simply a catcher and is confident in his ability to serve multiple purposes. […]

The New York Yankees expect begin their 2025 season with Marcus Stroman as part of their pitching staff — something that was far from guaranteed all winter as trade rumors swirled. Yankees manager Aaron Boone, meeting with the media on Tuesday as Spring Training got underway, seemed happy with the 33-year-old veteran’s mindset. “Maybe a […]

If the New York Yankees are going to return to the World Series in 2025, they will probably need some of their older, injury-prone players to last through the season. DJ LeMahieu is one of those players, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone seems to like his chances. Boone met with the media on Tuesday, the […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is opening up about a possible contract extension. Boone says he’s hopeful he can work out a deal with team management, per the New York Post. Boone and Hal Steinbrenner are in extension talks, although nothing has come out of them at time of writing. New York did pick […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees decisively in a five-game World Series last October, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn’t like how the Dodgers handled their win. Speaking to the media on Tuesday as the Yankees begin Spring Training for the 2025 season, Boone looked back at the Dodgers’ trash talking and […]

When New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone walked into the home team clubhouse after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium, his message was blunt. He told his team that their five-game loss in the Fall Classic was going to sting — and it was going to sting forever. Boone, […]

The New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series. After a billion-dollar offseason, LA trounced teams on the way to a title. But they did not stop there, adding Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki in another high-spending winter. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that the Dodgers’ big spending could […]

The New York Yankees head into 2025 without Juan Soto but with high expectations. After winning the American League pennant last year, they are expected to be the top team in the AL. Aaron Boone had his team option picked up by Hal Steinbrenner and the Yankees to remain the manager in 2025. The owner […]

The New York Yankees’ 2025 roster is starting to come into focus. With Spring Training just weeks away, manager Aaron Boone has started assembling his ideal batting order and defensive alignment, and he gave fans on Tuesday an idea of what that means for Jazz Chisholm Jr.,  DJ LeMahieu and more. Speaking on WFAN, Boone […]

Where will Cody Bellinger and Jasson Dominguez play for the New York Yankees in 2025? During a recent interview on WFAN Sports Radio, Yankees manager Aaron Boone reportedly said that Bellinger will likely play in center field while Dominguez will play in left field, via Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. The Yankees acquired Bellinger in […]

With Gleyber Torres now a member of the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees still need infield help. But with rumors flying about Gavin Lux and Luis Arraez, manager Aaron Boone has given a vote of confidence to his veteran second baseman, DJ LeMahieu. LeMahieu was ineffective in 67 games played for the Yankees in […]

The battle for Roki Sasaki, Japan’s pitching phenom, is heating up, with the New York Yankees and Mets vying for his services in a high-stakes free agency race. On Thursday, both teams met with Sasaki in Los Angeles, marking a rare direct competition between the cross-town rivals following their head-to-head pursuit of Juan Soto earlier […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone admitted that it hurt to see Juan Soto leave his team to sign with the cross-town rival New York Mets. Boone spoke with the media in a press conference at the MLB Winter Meetings on Tuesday where he tried to turn his focus toward next season as the Yankees […]

Yankees manager Aaron Boone gave a statement on Aaron Judge winning his second American League MVP. The Yankees outfielder had another phenomenal season in the Bronx, leading the MLB in home runs and runs batted in while placing third in the AL in batting average. With this incredible accomplishment, New York’s captain became only the […]

Two of the biggest storylines for the New York Yankees this offseason were what they would do with manager Aaron Boone and ace Gerrit Cole’s contracts. Even after a disastrous World Series performance, the Yankees exercised Boone’s 2025 option and were able to work out an agreement for Cole to remain with the team after […]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil won the American League Rookie of the Year award on Monday in a very close vote over Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser, and manager Aaron Boone gave a statement to the media after the announcement. “Congratulations to Luis on an amazing season,” Aaron Boone said, via Bryan Hoch […]

Winning the World Series has a way of making offseason dilemmas feel much less taxing. The New York Yankees do not have that luxury after falling in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They face significant pressure to navigate a plethora of obstacles, with the most obvious one being the free-agency status of Juan […]

The New York Yankees are coming off a heartbreaking World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team fell apart in Game 5, blowing a five-run lead. That led to a gentlemen’s sweep by the Dodgers, and Los Angeles won its eighth Fall Classic. Now that the MLB’s offseason is in full swing, the […]

The New York Yankees announced on Friday that they are exercising manager Aaron Boone’s club option for the 2025 season. This move confirms that even after a disastrous World Series performance, Boone will be back as the Yankees’ manager for at least one more season. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman addressed the decision to bring […]