• Yankees’ Brian Cashman ‘optimistic’ there will be an MLB season

    Yankees’ Brian Cashman ‘optimistic’ there will be an MLB season

    During a fundraising Zoom session on Thursday, Brian Cashman was asked if he believed owners and players will agree on compensation and if there will be a season this year. “I don’t represent the players or the Players Association. There are a lot of hurdles everyone is trying to navigate and certainly finding common ground …
  • Aaron Judge’s rare injury was going to delay his Yankees return until the summer

    Aaron Judge’s rare injury was going to delay his Yankees return until the summer

    Brian Cashman called Aaron Judge’s rib fracture a “very unique injury” and one that is “extremely challenging to diagnose,” which helps explain why it took the Yankees so long to determine exactly what was wrong with the right fielder when he experienced pain throughout the spring. The rib fracture, the Yankees general manager said Thursday, …
  • The biggest Yankees losers with MLB on hold

    The biggest Yankees losers with MLB on hold

    Had it all gone as planned, Gerrit Cole would be through his season-opening start, his Yankee Stadium debut and, this weekend, the righty would have been involved for the first time in The Rivalry. Oh yeah, he also would already have banked about $9 million of his pitching-record contract. Instead, Cole plays catch occasionally with …
  • The Post ranks the Top 10 faces in New York sports today

    The Post ranks the Top 10 faces in New York sports today

    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 …
  • Yankees mailbag: Delay opens door for Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton

    Yankees mailbag: Delay opens door for Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton

    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 …
  • Goose Gossage wonders what could’ve been for Yankees with Hank Steinbrenner

    Goose Gossage wonders what could’ve been for Yankees with Hank Steinbrenner

    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 …
  • The good, bad and ugly of Mike Maccagnan’s final Jets draft

    The good, bad and ugly of Mike Maccagnan’s final Jets draft

    Jets general manager Joe Douglas will get to conduct his first draft in a little more than a week. He has eight picks to improve the team. But as Jets fans know, the draft can be tricky. Before we get to the 2020 NFL Draft, let’s take a look back at the Jets’ 2019 draft …
  • Yankees adjusting to life on fly in coronavirus era

    Yankees adjusting to life on fly in coronavirus era

    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, …
  • Denny Larrondo identified as Yankees prospect with positive coronavirus test

    Denny Larrondo identified as Yankees prospect with positive coronavirus test

    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 …