YANKEE STADIUM (New York) – After the Yankees eliminated the Red Sox on Wednesday, Aaron Judge held court in the center of a wet and sticky Yankees clubhouse. He gave earnest answers about his injury progress, all while his teammates lifted his collar and poured champagne and beer down his shirt. Catcher Austin Wells, third…
The waiting is over! The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will square off in the postseason for the seventh time and for the second consecutive year on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, the site of the best-of-three-game American League Wild Card Series. Is Yankees superstar and three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge, who’s dealing…
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton could return for the playoffs after a 5 1/2-month absence due to calf strains. Stanton faced pitchers Wednesday at Double-A Somerset along with center fielder Trent Grisham, sidelined since straining his right hamstring on Sept. 4. Both ran the bases and Stanton homered while taking six or seven at-bats. “Putting them…
New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton sustained a strained left calf, manager Aaron Boone announced on Saturday. According to Boone, Stanton’s injury happened while “running, a couple of days ago.” Stanton had been recovering from a right calf strain that occurred in April. With the news of the new calf strain, Stanton reportedly might…
NEW YORK — Going into the week, the Yankees thought they were finally getting their rotation back. Carlos Rodon was returning from the injured list. Max Fried had, seemingly, worked his way back from his elbow issue, allowing one run or fewer in four out of five starts since he came off the IL. Gerrit…
NEW YORK – After another exceptional outing from their starting pitcher, the Yankees were trailing 2-0, down to their final out, facing a loss that would directly be blamed on an insipid performance from the offense. But New York’s bats came alive at just the right time on Friday night against the Atlanta Braves. Austin…
Pencils down! After the Dodgers struck early for the prize of the deadline, there was a flurry of activity in the final 24 hours as the Red Sox pushed their chips in for Adley Rutschman, the Cubs and Padres patched up their rotations, the Pirates loaded up on relievers and the Angels finally made meaningful…
The injury bug keeps biting the Bronx, but the Yankees front office isn’t backing down from making a deep playoff run. The Yankees made a trade on Sunday afternoon, landing Washington Nationals first baseman Luis García Jr. for four prospects, per ESPN. “A lot of great memories,” Garcia Jr. said about his time with the…
Get ready for a wild weekend ahead. As the Aug. 3 trade deadline approaches, a plethora of teams still remain on the bubble between buying, selling or doing a little of both. That’s what happens when only nine teams are more than three games out of a playoff spot. The other 21 clubs are all…
New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain. Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, a day after he got hurt running the bases during a 3-1 win at Philadelphia. He had more tests on Monday in New York…
