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The New York Yankees have been slumping since putting together a brilliant start that allowed them to build an eye-catching 50-22 record. Since that point they have dropped 23 of their next 33 games, and they have taken the step of trading for All-Star Jazz Chisholm from the Miami Marlins. The Yankees sent three minor […]

At some point, someone other than Aaron Judge and Juan Soto is going to have to step up in the New York Yankees’ lineup. Manager Aaron Boone still thinks Alex Verdugo is the best option to protect Judge, despite the outfielder’s recent struggles. Boone admitted he’s “counting on” the former Boston Red Sock to heat […]

Baseball can be a humbling game, and a New York Yankees outfielder received a sobering reminder of that fact on Sunday afternoon. The Bronx Bombers were just one out away from completing a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, but Alex Verdugo could not flash the leather when it counted the most. Verdugo misplayed a […]

New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo will never forget the game he had Friday night. While Boston Red Sox fans booed him in his first return to Fenway Park, all he did was go 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBI in an 8-1 victory. Verdugo basked in the glory post-game, via YES Network. "This […]

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto recently missed a handful of games with a forearm injury, which popped up during a rain delay during New York’s doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins last Thursday. On the latest edition of ‘Talkin’ Yanks,’ Yankees manager Aaron Boone explained why Alex Verdugo thought he wasn’t telling him the truth […]

After wrapping up their rivalry series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees are jumping into a series against their other heated rivals – the Boston Red Sox – this weekend. When the two teams face each other, there is always a little bit of extra drama, and this weekend looks to be […]

Alex Verdugo is coming back to Fenway Park for a homecoming very soon. The New York Yankees will see the Boston Red Sox for the first time this season in a series starting on Friday, June 14. It’ll be Verdugo’s first time facing off against his former team since being traded to New York this […]

Although Aaron Judge is consistently stealing headlines since erupting in the month of May, the New York Yankees’ American League-best 42-19 record must also be attributed to their offseason additions. Much of the focus is justifiably on Juan Soto and Marcus Stroman, but there is an unsung hero who is anchoring the defense. And he […]

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’ […]

The New York Yankees had the difficult task of starting their first seven games of the 2024 season on the road. But that wasn’t the only difficult part of the Yankees’ start to their 2024 campaign. They had to face the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks, two teams that made their respective league’s championship series. […]

It’s not too often that the New York Yankees strike a trade with the Boston Red Sox, but back in December, the Yankees traded for Alex Verdugo in their continued remodeling of the outfield. This trade is already starting to pay dividends after Verdugo emerged as one of the heroes in the Yankees’ thrilling 6-5 […]

Alex Verdugo was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees earlier in the offseason. While expressing his excitement for playing for Yankees manager Aaron Boone, Verdugo rubbed a former Red Sox legend the wrong way. “I’m very, very excited to work with Aaron (Boone). I seen the way he has his […]

The New York Yankees have not made a lot of major moves thus far in the offseason, but one of the most impactful changes has been the acquisition of outfielder Alex Verdugo from the Boston Red Sox. Any trade between the two archrivals is newsworthy, and this move is clearly one that can help the […]

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 […]

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox agreed to an Alex Verdugo-led trade on Tuesday night. The deal saw New York acquire Verdugo for three right-handed pitchers in Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert and Nicholas Judice, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported. Verdugo is a talented player who was originally acquired by the Red Sox from the […]

With the New York Yankees in a stalemate with the San Diego Padres in Juan Soto trade discussions, the team decided to deal for Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo. While the Yankees are still eyeing a Soto trade, their acquisition of Verdugo changes the playing field. Now that the Yankees have Verdugo, they aren’t […]

The Boston Red Sox could be in store for an explosive offseason, and they made their first big move of the Craig Breslow era on Tuesday night. After replacing the penny-pinching Chaim Bloom, Breslow has been given the power to do whatever he wants to this team, and that started with trading Alex Verdugo to […]

The New York Yankees have made a big effort to improve their team during the 2023-24 MLB offseason. The Yankees have acquired Alex Verdugo in a deal from the Boston Red Sox. Nevertheless, New York is still interested in Juan Soto despite Aaron Judge’s presence on the team. The Yankees want to continue to improve […]

The Boston Red Sox are making a rare trade with their hated rival. The New York Yankees are acquiring outfielder Alex Verdugo in exchange for pitchers Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert and Nicholas Judice, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. A potential deal between the Red Sox and Yankees had previously been reported, but it is still […]

Going back to the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline, Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo was floated in trade rumors, and despite the transition from Chaim Bloom to Craig Breslow, there has been more rumors surrounding the outfielder as a result of Breslow’s comments regarding him. “We have had some conversations with him,” Craig Breslow said, […]

The Houston Astros put together another deep playoff run this year, but ended up seeing their quest to repeat as World Series champions fall short. Despite taking a 3-2 series lead over the Texas Rangers in their ALCS series, the Astros couldn’t seal the deal, and ended up losing Games 6 & 7 to watch […]

The Boston Red Sox reportedly discussed trading outfielder Alex Verdugo to the New York Yankees for starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline this season, according to Chris Henrique of Beyond the Monster. This trade would have made sense in theory. The Yankees were desperate to get an outfielder to play the […]

The Boston Red Sox have done pretty well for themselves since trading away superstar outfielder Mookie Betts in Feb. 2020. As Betts’ stardom continues in Los Angeles though, the more Red Sox fans think they got fleeced in the trade that sent Betts to the Dodgers. One of the players the Red Sox got in […]

The Boston Red Sox (66-60) entered Tuesday’s road game against the Houston Astros in need of a big win. More dreadful defense and untimely ejections perfectly summed up what was a bitter 7-3 defeat that now puts the club five full games out of a postseason slot. Alex Verdugo, one of those aforementioned ejections, was […]

For much of the 2023 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox have exceeded everyone’s expectations, and hung around in the American League wild card race. There’s still time for them to find a way into the playoffs, but after a demoralizing sweep at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, it’s beginning to feel like […]

The Boston Red Sox have been in a strange spot throughout the entire process leading up to the MLB trade deadline, and with the deadline now here, not much has changed. Boston has a 56-50 record, and is currently just 2.5 games out of the final American League wild card spot. The problem is that […]

The Boston Red Sox have already traded away Kike Hernandez before the deadline. However, the Red Sox are planning a much different approach when it comes to Alex Verdugo. Several teams interested in trading for Verdugo were told Boston plans on keeping the outfielder through at least this season, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. […]

The Boston Red Sox are doing an excellent job of keeping their fans on their toes going into the MLB trade deadline. Multiple paths have been speculated as potential directions the front office will take in the next day-and-a-half. The club can pursue extra reinforcements for a playoff push or maximize return value of expiring […]

Alex Verdugo of the Boston Red Sox has had a very strong year, but he did not get selected for the All-Star Game in Seattle, and Verdugo made it known that he feels the process is not fair, seemingly indicating that Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners did not deserve to make it over him. […]

The Boston Red Sox made several roster moves Thursday morning. The most significant among them was the decision to place Red Sox right fielder Alex Verdugo on the bereavement list. Red Sox catcher Reese McGuire also won’t be available in the near future because he was added to the 10-day injured list with an oblique […]

Alex Verdugo’s contributions to the Boston Red Sox will always be weighed against Mookie Betts. While it wasn’t his call to be traded along with other players in exchange for the superstar, it gave him big shoes to fill. Although he isn’t as good as Betts, he has done an admirable job since then. In […]

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo is having a great start to the 2023 season, and manager Alex Cora reportedly challenged him to take a step in his career at the end of the 2022 season, which lit a fire again for Verdugo, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “I should have just stayed […]

We’ve got some AL East drama, folks! Alek Manoah drew the ire of some Boston Red Sox  fans (and even Yankees fans!)last season for his antics on the mound. The Toronto Blue Jays ace gets pumped up when he’s pitching, showing a lot of emotion. That comes out in the form of trash talk, as […]

The Boston Red Sox did not enter the 2023 season with high expectations for the campaign. Boston had an offseason in which chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom opted to not re-sign Xander Bogaerts, and he did not complete a single $100 million-plus signing. The Red Sox silenced doubters right out of the gate, as they […]

Alex Verdugo and Team Mexico erased an early 4-0 deficit to defeat Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic on Friday night, and the Boston Red Sox outfielder was fired up after the huge win. “I don’t even know how to put it into words, man,” Verdugo told MLB Network’s Jon Morosi […]

The Boston Red Sox didn’t exactly have the campaign they were hoping to have in 2022. After making it all the way to the ALCS in 2021, the Sox completely fell apart in 2022. They struggled with injuries, regression to the mean, and a front office that had seemingly no desire to build off of […]

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole did not get a borderline call on Friday night against the Boston Red Sox. Cole fired a 1-2 delivery to Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo that just missed the outside corner. Verdugo proceeded to club a 3-run home run later during the at-bat. Gerrit Cole would go on […]

The Boston Red Sox are passing their trial by fire with flying colors. Despite several injuries to their key players this season, they have survived and clawed their way to the second spot in their division. Catching up with the Yankees is a tall task, but they’re slowly but surely chipping away at their big […]

The Boston Red Sox entered the 2022 campaign with mixed emotions. The team failed to add much in the way of starting pitching and even lost Eduardo Rodriguez which thinned out their rotation. However, they were fresh off of a 2021 postseason appearance and signed star free agent Trevor Story. But the Red Sox have […]