Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorius and a brilliant bullpen rescued New York from a rugged start and lifted the Yankees to their first post-season win in five years. Gregorius’ three-run homer tied the score after Minnesota knocked out Luis Severino in the first inning, a pumped-up Judge showed his most emotion this season when he hit […]
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Yankees David Robertson had a priceless reaction to his catcher being hit in the groin
ESPN The American League Wild Card game came to a painful pause in the sixth inning when a pitch was deflected and hit New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez directly in the groin. While we should all empathize with Sanchez — he was momentarily stunned, but did stay in the game — this particular injury is going […]
Aaron Judge smacked a 2-run home run in the first playoff game of his career during the Yankees’ offensive explosion
Kathy Willens/AP The New York Yankees appeared to be in deep trouble in the top of the first inning in the AL Wild Card game when they gave up three runs to the Minnesota Twins and had to pull Luis Severino. Instead, they responded with three of their own in the top of the first […]
The Yankees had to pull their starting pitcher after recording just one out in a must-win playoff game
AP Photo/Kathy Willens The New York Yankees’ night did not get off to an ideal start on Tuesday. Hosting the Minnesota Twins in a win-or-go-home American League Wild Card game, the Yankees sent starting pitcher Luis Severino to the mound to start the game. Throughout the season Severino had been one of the most reliable […]
New York Yankees will expand protective netting next season after 1-year-old was injured by foul ball
Corey Perrine/Getty NEW YORK (AP) — Following a frightening scene in the stands, the New York Yankees are making a move to keep their fans safe. Eleven days after a 1-year-old girl was injured by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium, the team said it plans to expand protective netting at its home ballpark and […]
How Apple gadget was used to cheat Yankees
LOOKING for any edge in an age-old rivalry, the Boston Red Sox got called out in a hi-tech sign-stealing scheme they ran on the New York Yankees. The first-place Red Sox admitted to Major League Baseball that they used an Apple Watch to relay signals from opposing catchers to Boston players, The New York Times […]
The Red Sox are protesting a loss to the Yankees after a bizarre rules incident
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have had some dramatic disagreements over the years, but Saturday’s game at Fenway Park featured one of the strangest wrinkles in their rivalry to date. With the game tied 1-1 in the 11th inning, Yankees designated hitter Matt Holliday made a bold move. After being called out on […]
N. Korea promises more ‘gift packages for Yankees’ after first ICBM test
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un promised more small and big “gift packages” for “the US imperialists” while he was pleased to observe the first successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, according to the North’s official state media. Lauding the DPRK’s scientists and pleased with the fact that Tuesday’s successful launch coincided with Independence Day in […]
Yankees’ 6-foot-7 wunderkind is starting to get MVP whispers after 2 home runs unlike anything baseball has seen lately
Kathy Willens/AP Two months into the MLB season, New York Yankees rookie Aaron Judge shows no signs of slowing down. Judge, the Yankees’ 25-year-old, 6-foot-7 outfielder, has taken the baseball world by storm by putting together one of the finest offensive seasons for a rookie for the red-hot, AL-East-leading Yankees. Over the weekend, Judge took […]
Yankees light up Blue Jays, Estrada for big win
Marco Estrada left two specific pitches up in the zone and Gary Sanchez made him pay for both. The Yankees catcher has developed a habit of doing that to the Toronto right-hander. Sanchez hit two home runs off Estrada change-ups on Thursday — the same pitches he hit out twice in a game last August […]