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The long day, reduced as it was, began like how the Yankees dreamt it back in December 2017: It concluded with a recurring nightmare they’ve come to know all too well. If “Next Man Up” has come to define the Yankees in the Aaron Boone era, Giancarlo Stanton too often has served the role as …
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Saturday’s doubleheader boxscores will reveal the Yankees and Rays split a pair of seven-inning games since the Yankees copped the opener and the Rays won the nightcap. In reality, the Yankees may have been losers, because when they walked out of Tropicana Field, they didn’t know how long they would be without Giancarlo Stanton. After …
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On their way to winning the World Series in 1996 the Yankees rallied around second baseman Mariano Duncan’s slogan that was printed on T-shirts. “We play today. We win today. Das it,’’ was Duncan’s message. Almost a quarter century later, the Yankees’ motto should be “Gerrit Cole pitches today. We win today. Das it.’’ Saturday …
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The heat got turned up in the temperature-controlled Tropicana Field on Saturday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone and hitting coach Marcus Thames received fifth-inning ejections from home-plate umpire Vic Carapazza in Game 2 of the doubleheader. Bench coach Carlos Mendoza assumed manager duties. The ejections appeared to be related to a number of high-and-tight pitches that …
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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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On their way to winning the World Series in 1996 the Yankees enjoyed second baseman Mariano Duncan’s slogan that was printed on T-shirts. “We play today. We win today. Das it,’’ was Duncan’s message. Almost a quarter century later the Yankees’ motto should be “Gerrit Cole pitches today. We win today. Das it.’’ Saturday that …
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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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“This was no boat accident.” — Hooper, “Jaws” Nope, this was not a defeat to shrug off as an aberration, to chalk it up to one of those days. Sure, the Yankees remain the American League leaders and favorites even after their 1-0 loss to the Rays on Friday night at Tropicana Field. Yet they …
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Friday night wasn’t a complete loss. Masahiro Tanaka looked like his October version, tossing five shutout innings to give the Yankees’ starting rotation a needed boost. That’s where the positives end. The Yankees usual potent bats couldn’t solve the Rays’ deep bullpen and fell, 1-0, to open this four-game series at Tropicana Field in St. …
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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 …
The long day, reduced as it was, began like how the Yankees dreamt it back in December 2017: It concluded with a recurring nightmare they’ve come to know all too well. If “Next Man Up” has come to define the Yankees in the Aaron Boone era, Giancarlo Stanton too often has served the role as …
