• Multiple Yankees employees test positive for coronavirus

    Multiple Yankees employees test positive for coronavirus

    Four members of the Yankees organization in Tampa, Fla., have tested positive for the coronavirus, several people with knowledge of the situation told The Post. Two members work at George M. Steinbrenner Field and two have ties to the nearby minor league complex. The members were not identified by name or exact job descriptions, nor …
  • MLB may enforce ties in potential 2020 season

    MLB may enforce ties in potential 2020 season

    With Father’s Day upon us, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are discussing a holiday-appropriate gift for their remaining fans: Ties. An industry source confirmed a report by USA Today that, in their recent discussions to restart the 2020 season, the owners and players have agreed to contemplate calling games as ties after …
  • Yankees’ Aaron Hicks ‘ready to play’ if season starts in July

    Yankees’ Aaron Hicks ‘ready to play’ if season starts in July

    The identity of the Yankees’ starting right fielder whenever the next game is played is unknown, but the man in the middle of the outfield says he will be ready to chase fly balls in the gaps and deny base runners from taking an extra base. Aaron Hicks was asked Friday, if the season were …
  • Yankees could train in Bronx after coronavirus spike in Florida

    Yankees could train in Bronx after coronavirus spike in Florida

    The Yankees’ plan to hold a second spring training ahead of a shortened season was to use George M. Steinbrenner Field and the nearby minor league complex for the workouts in Tampa, where there are already are about 20 players working out. However, that plan could be altered because of the recent Florida spike in …
  • I’m not counting on MLB 2020 season happening just yet: Sherman

    I’m not counting on MLB 2020 season happening just yet: Sherman

    Read More: MLB 2020 season threatened by utter compensation nonsense Clock is suddenly ticking on MLB’s 82-game season proposal MLB doesn’t make economic proposal in lengthy union meeting MLB blew its chance to lead sports’ coronavirus return
  • MLB stars pressure owners with ‘tell us when and where’ campaign

    MLB stars pressure owners with ‘tell us when and where’ campaign

    It may be orchestrated. It could be social media momentum. Or, possibly, it is simply players expressing their desire to get back on the field. Whatever the case may be, several of baseball’s big names have taken to Twitter with a simple message: “Tell us when and where.” From Mike Trout to Pete Alonso, Blake …
  • Rob Manfred failed MLB players by delivering wrong message: Sherman

    Rob Manfred failed MLB players by delivering wrong message: Sherman

    Rob Manfred went on national TV on Monday and delivered the wrong message. It is not just that he did such a public 180 by announcing he no longer is confident there will be a 2020 major league season five days after putting it at 100 percent that there would be one. Yep, that was …
  • ‘MLB should be embarrassed’: Players livid with Rob Manfred

    ‘MLB should be embarrassed’: Players livid with Rob Manfred

    Trevor Bauer is calling the commissioner’s bluff. Shortly after Rob Manfred reneged on his recent “100 percent” guarantee that there will be baseball in 2020 and said he was “not confident” games would be played this year, the outspoken Reds pitcher took to Twitter to declare that the commissioner is delaying negotiations on behalf of …
  • MLB threatening to cancel 2020 season amid Rob Manfred about-face

    MLB threatening to cancel 2020 season amid Rob Manfred about-face

    Commissioner Rob Manfred less than a week ago pronounced “100 percent” that “we’re playing Major League Baseball” in 2020. Hold that thought. MLB sent a letter to the union Monday that basically translated to the sides either come to an agreement on how to return to the field — notably pay the players — or …
  • Yankees sign Kentucky pitcher Carson Coleman in free agency

    Yankees sign Kentucky pitcher Carson Coleman in free agency

    With MLB’s amateur draft cut to just five rounds this season, there was added importance placed on signing free agents, which teams could begin to do Sunday — for no more than $20,000. The Yankees added to their minor league depth by signing right-hander Carson Coleman out of the University of Kentucky. Coleman, 21, was …