As Disney completes its acquisition of Fox there’s more than just the Marvel universe at stake. One condition of the purchase is that it will sell off Fox’s portfolio of regional sports networks, and as rumors late last year suggested, one interested party is Amazon. Reports from the New York Times and other outlets claim […]
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Blue Jays trade J.A. Happ to Yankees for Brandon Drury, prospect
Toronto general manager Ross Atkins says competitive baseball teams are increasingly less willing to part with top prospects when they tool up for a playoff run. So while the Blue Jays didn't get a blue-chip minor leaguer when they traded veteran left-hander J.A. Happ to the New York Yankees, Atkins was pleased to get a […]
Yankees spoil Jays' home opener as Stanton shines in pinstripe debut
J.A. Happ threw 96 pitches in Toronto’s opening day loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon. He was happy with all but one of them. Happ missed on a fastball to Giancarlo Stanton in the first inning and the 2017 NL MVP launched it over the right-centre field fence for a two-run homer, […]
Blue Jays tap J.A. Happ to start opening day vs. Yankees
There was a time in J.A. Happ’s career when he wouldn’t have been considered to start an opening day game. And even if he was, he wouldn’t have remembered. “The 2011 and 2012 years are something that I try to suppress a little bit,” the Toronto left-hander said with a laugh when a reporter asked […]
Flame-throwing Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman hit a batter with a pitch that left one of the ugliest bruises you’ll ever see
Todd Kirkland/AP New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman hit Tampa Bay Rays prospect Jake Cronenworth in the ribs with a fastball. Chapman has the fastest fastball in Major League Baseball, averaging over 100 mph. The pitch left a bruise that looks like a crater and can best be described as “disturbing.” Early in Spring Training, […]
Yankees and Marlins are in serious trade talks for MVP slugger Giancarlo Stanton
Rob Foldy/Getty Images Talks between the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees picked up on Friday evening according to numerous reports. These reports came after Stanton used his no-trade clause and rejected trades to both the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. Talks between the Marlins and Yankees are reportedly not close, but they […]
Judge's bat comes to life as Yankees slash ALCS deficit to 2-1
Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and a made pair of sparkling catches, leading CC Sabathia and the Yankees over the Houston Astros 8-1 Monday night and cutting New York’s deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series. #AllRise – #ALCS edition. pic.twitter.com/EeqaUY5JSo — @MLB Sabathia allowed three hits over six scoreless innings for […]
The final tally is in for Alex Rodriguez’s historic contracts and it doesn’t look good for the Yankees or the Rangers
Alex Rodriguez has not played a Major League Baseball game since August, 2016, but it wasn’t until the 2017 regular season ended that saw the end to his historic paydays as a professional baseball player. In December, 2007, A-Rod agreed to a 10-year, $ 275 million contract with the New York Yankees, a deal that only came about […]
Yankees vs Astros LIVE stream: How to watch ALCS Game 1 online and on tv
The Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins in the AL wild card game before shocking the Cleveland Indians with a Game 5 win in their ALDS. The Astros meanwhile, who won the AL West, defeated the Boston Red Sox in their ALDS. New York have been the surprise package of the MLB playoffs so far and […]
Yankees complete comeback, defeat Cleveland to advance to ALCS
Didi Gregorius, following in the October footprints left by Derek Jeter, homered twice off Corey Kluber as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to complete their comeback from a 2-0 deficit in the Division Series and dethrone the AL champions. These bend-but-don’t-break Yankees staved off elimination […]