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The Yankees finally beat the Rays on Tuesday night, but not without some late drama. With two outs in the ninth, Aroldis Chapman’s 101 mph fastball went behind Mike Brosseau’s head. After the umpires huddled, both benches were warned, and Chapman fanned Brosseau to finish the 5-3 Yankees win. But before everyone left the field, …
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Tampa Rays manager Kevin Cash appeared to threaten the Yankees on Tuesday following his team’s 5-3 loss at the Stadium, as the rivalry soared to new heights. Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning threw a 101 mph fastball that went behind Mike Brosseau’s head, causing the benches to clear once the final out …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Yankees. Given that Aaron Boone’s contract is up at the end of the year, what are the chances …
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Three at-bats are what the Yankees got from Aaron Judge’s return from a strained calf and the injured list on Wednesday. When their anemic lineup gets the next one is unknown. Thursday, one day after Judge left the second game of a doubleheader against the Braves in Atlanta due a right calf issue, the right …
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The Yankees began a stretch of 35 games in 33 days with a doubleheader in Atlanta on Wednesday. It couldn’t have gone much worse. They dropped both ends of the twin bill, with Gerrit Cole beaten in the first game, as the Yankees lost 5-1 in seven innings. And then they dropped the second game …
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If Gerrit Cole can repeat his last outing on Tuesday night against the Braves in Atlanta, Aaron Boone wouldn’t likely have a problem if his ace also voices displeasure about being lifted in the seventh inning. Boone replaced Cole with lefty Zack Britton to face Tampa Bay’s left-handed hitting Austin Meadows last Wednesday with a …
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Directors of player health and performance, Casey Stengel once said, are like umpires and weather forecasters. We talk about them only when things go wrong on their watch. (OK, you got me. Casey surely never uttered the words “directors of player health and performance” in that exact order. Just plug in “Railroad conductors” or “Milkmen” …
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Gerrit Cole did his part to slow down the Rays’ dominance of the Yankees during this mini season, but it wasn’t enough to overcome very little support from the lineup and a costly error by Zack Britton. “Whether it is the Rays right now or anyone else any time it is Gerrit’s day that is …
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Saturday is the first day Aaron Judge is eligible to come off the injured list and rejoin the Yankees. This past Sunday, the right fielder, who has been out with a right calf strain, said he didn’t need to go on the IL which is an indication Judge could be ready to play Saturday against …
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A day after Aaron Judge was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain, manager Aaron Boone said he could begin baseball activities as soon as Monday, which would be good news for the Yankees and their right fielder. Judge was removed from Tuesday night’s game against the Braves in the sixth …
The Yankees finally beat the Rays on Tuesday night, but not without some late drama. With two outs in the ninth, Aroldis Chapman’s 101 mph fastball went behind Mike Brosseau’s head. After the umpires huddled, both benches were warned, and Chapman fanned Brosseau to finish the 5-3 Yankees win. But before everyone left the field, …
