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Joey Gallo spent Wednesday afternoon on the bench as the Yankees completed a sweep of the Athletics. At least he didn’t have to endure the wrath of the Yankee Stadium crowd. After getting booed Tuesday night while extending his skid to 0-for-24 (with 13 strikeouts), Gallo got the day off to avoid a lefty-on-lefty matchup … Read More “Yankees’ Joey Gallo gets day off after hearing boos from fans” »
Gerrit Cole’s wife Amy “loved every minute” of pal Kate Upton’s 30th birthday festivities. On Tuesday, Amy posted a collection of photos from Upton’s epic trip to St. Barths, where the wife of Astros pitcher Justin Verlander celebrated the next decade of her life in epic fashion. “Kate’s 30th st. barthsday bash!” the wife of … Read More “Gerrit Cole’s wife Amy gives peek at Kate Upton’s 30th birthday trip” »
Aaron Boone had seen enough of home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater’s questionable strike zone. The Yankees manager was ejected from Tuesday’s 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics at the Stadium for arguing several low balls he felt were incorrectly called strikes on Aaron Judge. Tensions boiled over in the bottom of the eighth inning after … Read More “Ejected Aaron Boone looses it on ump over Aaron Judge calls” »
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Domingo German began a rehab assignment on Wednesday with three scoreless innings in a start for Single-A Tampa as he works his way back from a right shoulder impingement that has sidelined him since spring training. “This is a big one,’’ Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of German’s outing. Provided there … Read More “Yankees’ Domingo German impressive in rehab start” »
The game keeps you humble, even if you win three out of every four games you play. The ’27 Yankees lost 44 games. The ’98 Yankees lost 48 games. The 2022 Yankees lost their 18th game Tuesday night to the Rays, 5-4, and, as Aaron Boone surmised: “We’ll probably lose a few more.” The game … Read More “Yankees’ rotation has chance to be one of team’s all-time best” »
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton knows better than almost anyone what Aaron Judge is doing this season. Five years ago, Stanton hit 59 homers in his NL MVP season with the Marlins. He’d already signed his massive contract with Miami, so a new deal wasn’t what sparked the offensive onslaught. And even with Judge … Read More “Giancarlo Stanton talks Aaron Judge ‘magical’ Yankees season” »
TORONTO — In what has been a historic start to their season, the Yankees got a dose of reality on Sunday. After taking a five-run lead into the bottom of the sixth — looking like they were going to cruise to a 10th straight win — the Yankee bullpen imploded and the Blue Jays roared … Read More “Yankees’ bullpen blows big lead in loss to Blue Jays” »
Happy Father’s Day! The nominees for Father of the Year: Johnny Depp, for sprinting to the bathroom so his kids wouldn’t see him vomit. … Tiger Woods, for teaching his son how to use a driver and not how to drive. … John Daly, who helped his son sign an endorsement deal with his favorite … Read More “Phillies vs. Nationals prediction: Philadelphia the pick” »
TORONTO — Clay Holmes’ dominance has surpassed Mariano Rivera’s level. The Yankees closer made his 29th straight scoreless appearance Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, breaking Rivera’s franchise record for a relief pitcher that had stood since 1999. “Just for the fact that it’s Mariano Rivera makes it pretty … Read More “Yankees’ Clay Holmes breaks one Mariano Rivera mark” »
The Rays did something the past two seasons that the Aaron Boone Yankees have never done, and the Joe Girardi Yankees did just once, a decade ago (2011-12). The last time the Yankees won the AL East in consecutive seasons was the year Mariano Rivera tore up his knee early, Derek Jeter fractured his ankle … Read More “How the Yankees became the deluxe version of the Rays” »
