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The bad news? The Rays lost again. The good news? Well, it didn’t matter and they leave the Bronx healthy with three games remaining in the regular season. At the end of the day, what really matters at this point in the season is that the Rays stay healthy and rest up for October. On […]
NEW YORK — Rookie George Lombard Jr. scored on an incredible slide and followed with a tie-breaking two-run homer as Cam Schlitter finished his season with an AL-best 1.95 ERA in the New York Yankees’ 6-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Lombard, who debuted on Aug. 4, had three RBIs for the Yankees (92-67), who overcame a 4-0 deficit. He hit an RBI double in the seventh, jumped over catcher Liam Hicks to score in the eighth and followed with his fourth homer in seven ga...
With days to go before the AL Wild Card Series, where the Boston Red Sox appear headed for a matchup with the New York Yankees, Willson Contreras raised concerns with a health update. Just days before the start of the 2026 MLB postseason, Willson Contreras gave a health update that was far from what the Boston Red Sox wanted to hear. With all signs pointing toward an AL Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees , the BoSox will need all hands on deck, especially Contreras’ bat. Howe...
Three days remain in MLB’s regular-season schedule. Nine of 14 teams have clinched their spot in the postseason with five spots up for grabs. But it’s never too early for predictions. FOX Sports’ Dontrelle “D-Train” Willis and Eric Karros shared their opinion on how the 2026 MLB playoffs will play out. Karros: Yankees “The Yankees will move on because of their starting pitching. It’s as good as anybody’s in the postseason.” Karros: Guardians “Why will the Guardians move on? Because of their pi...
Another day, another George Lombard Jr. home run. The big one tonight was a pivotal go-ahead two-run shot to lead the way on a Yankees comeback win over the Rays by a score of 6-4. And it was no cheapie, going all the way out to the second deck in left field, 400 feet away. […]
Getty Images The Cleveland Guardians are headed back to the postseason. With Thursday night’s win, the Guardians secured a playoff berth, joining an American League field that includes the Rays, Yankees, Red Sox and White Sox, with one spot still to be decided. In the final days and weeks of the regular season, Cleveland has been in a back-and-forth tussle with the White Sox for the division title, and that race seems destined to go down to the wire. For now, they’ll take a playoff berth for t...
NEW YORK – Tucked deep inside a hooded sweatshirt, Cam Schlittler moved through the Yankees’ clubhouse early on Thursday afternoon, a video tablet anchored to his right hand. He wore the steely expression of someone focused on the future, not quite ready to celebrate the end of a Cy Young Award-caliber campaign. Yet this is as good a time as any to appreciate the view. Schlittler put the finishing touches on his stat line with three solid innings against the Rays, finishing with a 1.95 ERA to ...
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone dropped an honest statement after Aaron Judge appeared to defy the team's plans for the MLB postseason. Gearing up for the AL Wild Card and the 2026 MLB postseason, Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees have a lot on their plates. No item is bigger than Aaron Judge’s health, however, and it’s also a big question mark going into October. Though not necessarily in a negative way, heads turned when Judge challenged Boone and the Yankees’ Wild Card plan w...
New York Yankees star pitcher Cam Schlittler is likely going to win the American League Cy Young Award. The right-hander has been phenomenal in 2026. Schlittler’s regular season came to an end after allowing one earned run across three innings during Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and he will finish the year with […] The post Cam Schlittler’s historic Yankees feat further fuels Cy Young argument appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Yankees won the first game of this day-night doubleheader...
The Yankees announced that right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 21, with right bicep neuritis. Fellow righty Bradley Hanner has been recalled as the corresponding move. Schmidt had a good run as a member of the Yankee rotation but he has been a non-factor for a while. He underwent Tommy John surgery in June of 2025. He was just reinstated from the IL last week. He made one appearance, tossing two thirds of an inning last Wednesday. On...
The New York Yankees have announced that Saturday’s Yankees-Orioles game (Saturday, September 26) will not be played due to the forecast of sustained inclement weather. The game will be made up tomorrow, Friday, September 25 as the first game of a single-admission doubleheader, which will begin at 4:05 p.m. The second game will start no earlier than 7:05 p.m. If the first game ends later than 6:35 p.m., Game 2 would start approximately 30 minutes after the end of Game 1. Knicks in 5! Josh Hart...
The Yankees beat the Rays in the first game of...
With an unfavorable weather forecast for this weekend, the Orioles and New York Yankees have rescheduled their Saturday night game, making it part of a Friday doubleheader that will begin at 4:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. Trevor Rogers (10-11, 4.07) will start Game 1 for the Orioles. Brandon Young (9-5, 3.62) will start Game 2. […]
Ian Seymour (#61, 27, LHP, 9-7, 4.38) vs. Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 14-6, 1.94) RAYS DH Yandy The post Yankees (91-67) vs. Rays (96-62), Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:05 PM appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
There’s going to be some nasty weather in New York this weekend, and the Yankees have done their best to try and get ahead of it. Saturday’s showdown with the Orioles will instead be played on Friday, in a traditional single-admission doubleheader. Game one will kick off at 4:05pm Eastern time, with the highly-anticipated twin […]
Team results over individual accolades is not even a discussion to be had most of the time, but specifically in a game like this, I’d be remiss not to state the importance of the latter. Since the start of the 21st century, a total of three qualified Yankees pitchers have delivered a qualified season with […]
The schedule of the upcoming three-game series between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles has been changed.
The Yankees announced that right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 21, with right bicep neuritis. Fellow righty Bradley Hanner has been recalled as the corresponding move. Schmidt had a good run as a member of the Yankee rotation but he has been a non-factor for a while. […]
Former MLB infielder Trevor Plouffe said the New York Yankees would “shock” him if they omitted captain Aaron Judge from their Wild Card Series roster, even if the slugger can only contribute as a pinch hitter. Judge is recovering from a right soleus strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list on September 19, […] The post Why this ex-player would be ‘shocked’ if Aaron Judge doesn’t make Yankees’ playoff roster appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The New York Yankees’ final regular-season series against the Baltimore Orioles could be affected by the same nor’easter threatening the Chicago Cubs-Boston Red Sox series this weekend. New York is scheduled to host Baltimore for three games at Yankee Stadium, with Friday’s opener set for 7:05 p.m. EDT, Saturday’s game at 7:15 p.m. and Sunday’s […] The post Yankees-Orioles series could follow in Cubs-Red Sox footsteps amid weather concerns appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Red Sox and Yankees are expected to meet in one of the two American League Wild Card series next Tuesday. Boston can grab the AL's #5 seed with a win tonight. The series will be a best-of-3, with all of the games in the Bronx. . . . Will the Red Sox ring in YED 2026 on September 30 or October 1? The Red Sox are in the postseason thanks to a historic 30-game stretch in which they went 27-3 (.900), a stretch that stands in stark contrast to the 58-70 record (.453) in games before and after t...
The Boston Red Sox have been pointing at a Wild Card round matchup with the New York Yankees for several weeks. While it’s clear that the Red Sox will have to go on the road when they face their archrivals, they may not have the team’s best slugger in the lineup. First baseman Willson Contreras […] The post Red Sox hoping Willson Contreras will be ready for postseason, but there’s a catch appeared first on ClutchPoints .
SAN FRANCISCO — Camilo Doval is back. The Giants announced Thursday that they’ve claimed Doval off waivers from the Pirates, bringing the former All-Star closer back to the organization for the first time since he was dealt to the Yankees at the 2025 Trade Deadline. Get tickets for Giants-Dodgers on Fan Appreciation Weekend Right-hander Blade Tidwell (right elbow sprain) was placed on the 60-day injured list to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Doval. Tidwell was recommended to undergo sur...
MLB is making a change to the Yankees-Orioles series schedule.