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By the time the Yankees completed their 8-4 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader, Gary Sanchez no longer was trending on Twitter. On this front, the Yankees will take progress where they can find it. The human trending topic endured another rough game amidst a rough season, most …
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Aaron Boone insists he’s not concerned about Gleyber Torres’ shaky start. In three days, however, the burgeoning superstar has gone from the team’s third-place hitter to No. 6. It’s a sign that his anemic .119 batting average and 0-for-24 stretch is at least something the team is monitoring in this shortened season in which results …
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PHILADELPHIA — No doubt, no debate, over where the worry can be found within this Yankees paradise. Even after committing a record sum to an elite starting pitcher last winter, even as that well-compensated, elite starting pitcher has performed well out of the gate to help the Yankees win nine of their first 12 games …
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It should be no surprise that fans in the city that once booed Santa Claus would be able to give the Phillies a home-field advantage — even when they’re not allowed in the ballpark. For a second straight day with the Yankees in town, a group of fans gathered outside the center-field gates at Citizens …
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PHILADELPHIA — Remember that seven-game winning streak the Yankees carried into South Philly on Wednesday night? A loss in the first of two games that evening killed the run but a nightcap win put the Yankees in a position to cop two of three from Joe Girardi’s Phillies at Citizens Bank Park before flying to …
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WASHINGTON — There is no such thing as early in this condensed baseball season. No time to ease into things. In a normal schedule the page turned feels like a feather. Now it weighs in like a bank safe. James Paxton, who had lower back surgery in early February and wouldn’t have been ready by …
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WASHINGTON — What Hal Steinbrenner dreamed of when he dropped an ocean of money on Gerrit Cole in December came to life Thursday on a stormy late July evening. Nothing about this baseball season has been normal. Spring training vanished in the middle of March due to the coronavirus and the invisible COVID-19 dances into …
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Clarke Schmidt won’t break camp with the Yankees, but the pitching prospect made the most of his opportunities in both spring trainings. The 24-year-old right-hander on Tuesday was named the 2020 James P. Dawson Award winner, given to the most outstanding Yankees rookie in spring training. “Highly touted coming in and has delivered in every …
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone was pleased Domingo German changed his mind Saturday about leaving baseball which he said he was doing Friday on social media. However, Boone wants to know more about the situation before addressing the issue. “I kind of reserve comment until I have a handle on the situation,’’ Boone said. “First and …
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t have much to offer on suspended pitcher Domingo German saying he was done with baseball on Friday. “It’s very unclear. Obviously I have seen the Instagram stuff, but I don’t have much more clarity. I know there hasn’t been much between the club and he about what exactly is going …
By the time the Yankees completed their 8-4 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader, Gary Sanchez no longer was trending on Twitter. On this front, the Yankees will take progress where they can find it. The human trending topic endured another rough game amidst a rough season, most …
