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The finalists for the American League and National League winners of the Most Valuable Player Award, Cy Young Award, Rookie of the Year Award and Manager of the Year Award for 2025 have been announced. You will not be surprised to learn that no Rangers were among the finalists. For the A.L. MVP Award, Yankee […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
With the MLB the season now at a close, there are plenty of other events and festivities that will occur off the field for those who are playing and those who aren’t—including the release of the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot, which earns them Hall of Fame consideration. Eight former big league players comprise the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
As the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline approached, the Yankees identified third base and the bullpen as the two areas most in need of reinforcement. They decided to attack the hot corner first, saving their bullpen bonanza for deadline day itself. When evaluating the available third base options, they found themselves at a fork in the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Money buys a lot in baseball, but when it comes to bullpen building, from the sharpest clubs to the ones behind the times, from the top payrolls to the lowest ones, all 30 teams are dealing with a level of unpredictability that’s too high for comfort. The season we just saw from the Yankees showed […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
With the World Series officially over, we can fully turn our attention to 2026 as the Yankees build a team hopefully capable of competing for next year’s crown. One of the first dominoes to shape this offseason fell on Monday, as Cody Bellinger opted out of his contract to become a free agent. This news […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The World Series has given baseball fans from all walks of life memories for life. From Bill Mazeroski’s walk-off home run in 1960, the catch by Willie Mays in 1954, Luis Gonzalez’s walk-off against Mariano Rivera to thwart the New York Yankees’ chances of winning four straight championships in 2001, and more recently, the Chicago […]
From True Blue LA | about 1 month ago | 1 read
A strong argument can be made that the Yankees’ strongest unit this past season was its outfield. They led all of baseball with 8.2 Wins Above Average, buoyed of course by Aaron Judge’s 5.6. But the outfield corps lost two-thirds of its starters when free agency began yesterday, with Cody Bellinger opting out of his […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The baseball world is still buzzing over the dramatic end to the World Series, but we press on. The offseason starts almost the second the final out is recorded, with the league’s 30 teams now in five-day window during which they have a chance to negotiate exclusively with their own free agents and to tender […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
ESPN | David Schoenfield: With the World Series over, like clockwork, eyes turn to 2026. In a well-titled “way-too-early power rankings,” ESPN slots the Yanks in at #4, trailing the World Series champion Dodgers, and the Jays and Mariners, the two clubs who met in the ALCS. Schoenfield highlights that as the Yankees get pitchers […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
It’s Sunday, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! The 2026 World Series has come to a close, and with it, all 30 teams have now settled down for a long winter’s nap. Even so, we’ve had quite a busy week, with a fun holiday, commentary on […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Major League Baseball has its first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 Yankees, and it’s only fitting that this Los Angeles Dodgers team is already tipped to potentially match the three-peat those Derek Jeter-led Yankees had 25 years ago. In a world with a shorter and shorter attention span, it’s important to take a while and […]
From True Blue LA | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Wow, what a World Series Game 7. I can’t believe the guy threw that pitch and the other guy hit it! I don’t actually know what happened in Game 7 at time of writing, but I know what will happen after it. Contracts lapse the day after the World Series, and teams have five days […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The 2025 MLB season is fully in the books, the Dodgers repeating as champions and burnishing their case as one of the great dynasties in league history. Though the champagne in the clubhouse has hardly dried, the rest of the league, the Yankees included, has been glancing ahead at the offseason for some time, and […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Athletic | Andy McCullough ($): The Dodgers are your 2025 World Series champions, defeating the Blue Jays, 5-4, in an eleven-inning instant classic Game 7. They become the first team since the 2000 Yankees to repeat as champs, winning their third title in the last six seasons. Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes home MVP honors after […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Yankees season ended far sooner than all those involved would have hoped, but that does not mean the season was a total loss. One of the most encouraging developments of the last year was the emergence of Cam Schlittler, Ben Rice, and Will Warren from relatively unheralded prospect status into legitimate contributors at the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After being dismissed by the eventual American League champion Blue Jays in the ALDS earlier […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our bi-weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com. MSP Giant asks: What do you see as the liklihood that Yankees pony up for a Skubal-level starting pitcher? Assuming Hal would […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Yankees’ “Plan B” after losing Juan Soto in December 2024 will be talked about for years to come. After failing to match the near-$800 million commitment from the Mets, the Yankees pivoted to sign the likes of Paul Goldschmidt and Max Fried, trade for Cody Bellinger in an effective salary dump, and package Caleb […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Fred McGriff turns 62 today. McGriff was born in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees drafted him in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Don Mattingly blocked his way to the majors for the Yankees. The Jays acquired McGriff, Dave Collins, Mike Morgan, and cash in exchange for Dale Murray and Tom Dodd. That trade […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The spookiest day of the year is here, and baseball is still ongoing. The Toronto Blue Jays are one win away from taking home their third World Series title and their first since the 1993 season, when they won back-to-back championships after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in a six-game series. With Game 6 between the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Hoch opens up one of the first offseason mailbags of the winter, and in it he dives into questions about the Yankees’ recent results and coaching changes. The lead question and biggest answer he provides focuses on the question of who is better suited to win a World Series first between […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Luke Weaver entered this season with high expectations. The journeyman—who had posted a 6.44 ERA while bouncing around between five teams during the 2022 and 2023 campaigns—unexpectedly emerged as a viable back-end reliever with the Yankees in 2024, pitching to a 2.89 ERA in 84 innings and taking over the closer role down the stretch […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
There’s a reason why it’s so rare that teams win back-to-back World Series. It’s Not Easy! The New York Yankees were the last team to pull off a repeat (actually their most recent was a three-peat) in 1998-2000. The last National League team to do it was the Big Red Machine in 1975-76. Diehard A’s […]
From Athletics Nation | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Athletic | Andrew Marchand: ($) In case you missed it, the YES Network made some major changes to its announcer lineup for 2026. The big headline is the exit of John Flaherty, who will not return after a 20-year run with YES as an announcer and analyst. Part-time analysts Jeff Nelson and Dave Valle […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
With the World Series still going on, we’re not quite at a point where we’re getting player moves yet; however, Wednesday saw at least one roster shaken up. Earlier today, John Flaherty released the news that the YES Network was not renewing his contract for next season. In addition to that, Andrew Marchand at the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read