New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. has no qualms about where he wants to be next season. “I love it as a Yankee,” Chisholm, who’s set to be a free agent this coming offseason, said in a postgame press conference on Wednesday night following the Yankees’ season-ending Game 3 loss to the Tampa…
Two runs. Four errors. Five hits. That’s what the New York Yankees amassed over their Game 1 and 2 losses to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in the American League Division Series. Now, the Yankees are on the brink of elimination, and manager Aaron Boone recognizes the urgency of the matter. “Obviously, it…
The White Sox and Rays are one win from the ALCS. Chicago and Tampa Bay each took a 2-0 lead in the division series Monday, and both can clinch on Wednesday. The White Sox are 4-0 this postseason, and one more win would send them to the ALCS for the first time since their 2005…
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…
It all came down to Game 162 to round out the 12-team MLB postseason field. The Astros won the American League West (with the worst full-season record by a playoff team in MLB history) and the Phillies held off a late surge from the Diamondbacks to secure the final National League wild-card spot on the…
Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained right thumb. Chisholm, who had been in the midst of his best stretch this season, will be shut down for seven to 10 days. New York has 18 games left. “We just got an update that he does…
Twenty days left. The margin for error is gone. It’s time to drill down on the teams in playoff contention. For the purposes of this exercise, we’re including only those teams within five games of a playoff spot as of Tuesday morning. In future iterations, teams will be added and subtracted as they move into…
Aaron Judge returned to the New York Yankees after a 99-day absence caused by a broken rib, starting in right field and batting third Tuesday night against the Colorado Rockies. A three-time AL MVP, Judge had missed 84 games since his last appearance on May 31. The 34-year-old skipped a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment….
Yankee Stadium (New York) – In the build-up to Sunday’s first pitch, Aaron Boone didn’t know how the Yankees would get through the game. It was an exhausting and pressure-packed weekend in the Bronx, featuring a four-game series between the Red Sox and Yankees with everything on the line. It culminated with the division rivals…
George Lombard Jr. homered in a memorable big league debut and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday night. In the fifth inning, Lombard drove an 0-2 sweeper from starter Hunter Dobbins (2-2) into the left-field seats for his first career hit. As he completed his first home run trot…
