• Yankees make decision on Gerrit Cole’s Opening Day catcher

    Yankees make decision on Gerrit Cole’s Opening Day catcher

    TAMPA — The Gary Sanchez-Gerrit Cole battery was unplugged late last year, but the Yankees are giving it another run to open the new season. Manager Aaron Boone confirmed Sunday that he
  • Clint Frazier allows Yankees to exhale after scary wall crash

    Clint Frazier allows Yankees to exhale after scary wall crash

    Some folks struggle to land on a defining feature, and then there’s Clint Frazier, who owns plenty of those already, thanks. Hence the widespread concern Tuesday when the Yankees’
  • Yankees thrilled with Luis Severino’s first mound session since surgery

    Yankees thrilled with Luis Severino’s first mound session since surgery

    TAMPA — Luis Severino threw off a mound for the first time on Tuesday since undergoing Tommy John surgery just over a year ago. Aaron Boone said he watched the 20-pitch session at the team’s
  • Yankees ‘shocked’ by Aaron Boone’s quick return after heart scare

    Yankees ‘shocked’ by Aaron Boone’s quick return after heart scare

    TAMPA — Aaron Boone went back to work Saturday, just three days after having a pacemaker inserted to address a low heart rate. The manager was at the Yankees’ Player Development Complex on
  • Beaming Aaron Boone back with Yankees after health scare

    Beaming Aaron Boone back with Yankees after health scare

    TAMPA — Aaron Boone and his “new buddy” are back with the Yankees. Three days removed from having a pacemaker inserted, Boone returned to the team facility on Saturday morning and
  • Aaron Boone returning to Yankees with pacemaker after health scare

    Aaron Boone returning to Yankees with pacemaker after health scare

    TAMPA – Aaron Boone and his pacemaker are ready to get back in the Yankees dugout. Now he just needs to wait another day or two to get through COVID-19 intake testing. The Yankees manager said
  • Yankees players shocked, concerned for Aaron Boone

    Yankees players shocked, concerned for Aaron Boone

    TAMPA — It was just a passing conversation with Aaron Boone at Steinbrenner Field, but it now resonates more with Brett Gardner. “He mentioned to me he was a little tired,’’ Gardner said
  • Yankees winning losable games again just in the nick of time

    Yankees winning losable games again just in the nick of time

    Let’s winnow down Saturday’s ballgame at Yankee Stadium to a single word: Losable. When you commit three errors, when you go 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, when your guy hits the ball the hardest of anyone and it’s an out, when their guy drives in a run with a blooper … stir, add bourbon …
  • Gerrit Cole resurgence couldn’t come at better time for Yankees

    Gerrit Cole resurgence couldn’t come at better time for Yankees

    Gerrit Cole earned his Yankees fan bona fides in 2001. Did he just prove his pinstriped mettle on Sept. 11? Sure, sure, true Yankees moments, especially for a player who received a $324 million commitment, must come in October. Nevertheless, this one felt quite big for the Yankees’ first-year ace, and profound too. In throwing …
  • These three Yankees won’t be shielded by short-season excuse

    These three Yankees won’t be shielded by short-season excuse

    It is a funhouse mirror, a high-speed free-fall ride and a freak show rolled into one. Major League Baseball’s 60-game season also is something you’re more likely to find in a courtroom than at a carnival: A viable defense strategy against allegations of wrongdoing. What, you seriously want to jettison Brian Cashman or Aaron Boone …