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A tiny percentage of people ever become the face of a franchise. It is a title available to players, coaches and executives. It is a role earned through popularity and/or potential and/or longevity and/or achievement. Decade after decade, the defining faces of New York sports have often included all-time legends. Sometimes, someone holds the distinction …
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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. Will Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge play on Opening Day — Chris Fiegler On March 3, GM …
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Hall-of-Fame reliever Goose Gossage’s relationship with Yankees won’t be improving anytime soon. In an interview with NJ.com, Gossage used the topic of Hank Steinbrenner’s death to bring up his displeasure with the current group running the Yankees — led by Hank’s brother, Hal. “When Mr. Steinbrenner passed, I remember having a discussion with a couple …
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USA GAG — A day in the life of the Yankees, in the age of coronavirus: At 10:55 Tuesday morning, Aaron Boone departed George M. Steinbrenner Field in his silver Mercedes, off to his Connecticut home. The Yankees’ manager had nothing to do here. About an hour and a half later, Boone’s boss, Brian Cashman, …
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USAGAG — Yankees minor-league pitcher Denny Larrondo was the first professional baseball player to test positive for coronavirus, a source confirmed Monday. The 17-year-old right-hander from Cuba was signed by the Yankees in 2018 and pitched 12 games for the Yankees’ Gulf Coast League team last season. General manager Brian Cashman declined to comment on …