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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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The Yankees have added catching depth five days before the MLB trade deadline. The team announced Wednesday it traded for Giants catcher Rob Brantly in exchange for cash considerations. Brantly is on the Yankees’ 60-man roster and will report to the team’s alternate site in Scranton. Brantly, 31, appeared in just one game for the …
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ATLANTA — Just in time, it sure sounds like both Deivi Garcia and Clarke Schmidt could make their major league debuts this weekend in the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium. Just in time to potentially boost the Yankees’ uneven starting rotation. Just in time to give Yankees fans hope after seeing this wackadoo season turn …
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While the Yankees remain in a battle with the Rays for first place in the AL East, another issue continues to linger with one of their own players, as J.A. Happ expressed disappointment about how he’s been used this season. The 37-year-old said Tuesday “it’s pretty clear” what’s going on between him and the team. …
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The Yankees may not be the AL East favorite much longer. Sitting just half a game behind the Yankees for first place, the Rays are “being very aggressive in [trade] conversations” with the Aug. 31 deadline approaching, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney. Before the Subway Series was canceled because of two positive Mets’ coronavirus tests, …
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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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You get the sense that if they could, the Mets would channel one of the signature moves of the seminal figure of one of their ancestral forebears. That would be John J. McGraw, also known (though never to his face) as Muggsy, who for 31 years won 59.1 percent of the 4,424 games he managed …
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Since the beginning of last season — since the Yankees moved on from them — Lance Lynn leads major league pitchers in Wins Above Replacement (Baseball Reference), ahead of Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole. Sonny Gray is sixth, ahead of Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer. Pick your reason why this has occurred: 1) the Yankees …
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His new team is in last place, but Didi Gregorius continues to make a positive impact for the Philadelphia Phillies. The popular former Yankees shortstop belted his fourth home run of the season and made a strong relay throw to the plate for the final out of the Phils’ 5-4 win Sunday night over the …
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The Mets’ coronavirus-forced hiatus will be brief. The team has had no other positive COVID-19 tests since one player and coach came up positive on Thursday. The Mets’ season will resume on Tuesday with the start of their scheduled series against the Marlins at Citi Field, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported. The Mets had their …
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 …
