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Yankees Birthday of the Day: Mark Teixeira

Editor’s note: We just wrote about Teixeira a couple months ago as part of our “50 Most Notable Yankees Free Agent Signings in 50 Years” series. Seeing no need to reinvent the wheel and with no better Yankees candidates for April 11th (apologies to Pete Kozma and Wally Whitehurst), this is an oh-so-slightly edited rerun. […]

Yankees prospects: Logan Maxwell homers twice for Tampa in Friday’s only org win

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 2-10 (7) vs. Durham Bulls; they were supposed to play a doubleheader but rain nixed the nightcap, so they’ll try to play two today in a single-admission twin bill beginning at 3:05pm ET CF Jasson Domínguez 1-2, 2 BB, SB — only a single but he’s still doing his thingSS Oswaldo […]

Today on Pinstripe Alley – 4/11/26

It’s really great stuff to be in the midst of the Yankees’ first annoying stretches of 2026. Really, it’s charming! Really, it’s not exhausting at all watching this lineup flail against Jeffrey Springs and Steven Matz! Can this end now please? Today on the site, we’ll have a birthday post for one of the key […]

Yankees news: Volpe slated to start upon return

NY Post | Greg Joyce: Anthony Volpe has reunited with the Yankees as they arrived in Tampa to play the Rays this weekend, the injured shortstop having taken an extended stay at the team’s complex while rehabbing from offseason surgery on his labrum. The time for a rehab assignment is nearing, and could come as […]

Yankees’ late push falls short after Luis Gil’s rollercoaster return

The Yankees dropped Friday night’s series opener in St. Petersburg by a final of 5-3, unable to fully recover after Luis Gil’s rollercoaster 2026 debut and a middle-inning Rays bullpen bridge that slowly squeezed control of the game away. Ben Rice’s late homer gave New York a pulse, but the offense simply could not create […]

New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays: Luis Gil vs. Steven Matz

The Yankees head into their first AL East series of the season tonight with a little more curiosity than usual. For the first time, New York gets a look at the reopened Tropicana Field, which officially returned to action on April 6th after a 561-day closure caused by Hurricane Milton’s devastating roof damage. The Rays […]

Yankees Mailbag: McMahon’s struggles and Dominguez’s versatility

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 weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com. jmack175 asks: Is there a scenario where McMahon would be released at the deadline if a stronger option presented itself? Or […]

Yankees news: Luis Gil returns from minors, Cade Winquest designated for assignment

MLB Trade Rumors | Anthony Franco: Luis Gil, who started the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since the Yankees did not need a fifth starter, was recalled after yesterday’s game. To make room on the 40-man, the team will designate Cade Winquest for assignment. New York took Winquest in the Rule 5 Draft over the offseason, […]

A look back into baseball history on important lunar splashdowns

Later today, the Artemis II crew will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, marking the end of the first manned mission to the Moon in more than half a century. The baseball world has changed so much between then and now, from the introduction of the designated hitter in the […]

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Ryan Weathers, the strike-thrower, had a brilliant game in Yankees’ loss

After a couple of so-so starts to open his New York Yankees’ career, left-hander Ryan Weathers had his best outing of the young season on Thursday against the Athletics. He completed eight innings, surrendering a single run on seven hits and punching out seven. He didn’t walk anyone, which is particularly encouraging since he entered […]

The Yankees Birthday Series, presented by Pinstripe Alley

During my tenure at Pinstripe Alley—hell, during my entire time as a baseball fan—I’ve never been shy about delving into the team’s history and exploring the lives of its long roll call of players, both incredible and regrettable. We provide plenty of other coverage on the current-day activities of the teams, so I like having […]

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Bob Watson

The baseball lifer may well be the most romantic of all baseball archetypes. While the superstar or what-could-have-been flameout grab more attention in the moment, in the final accounting, someone who quietly stays around the game long after the spotlight has faded is the one whose passion for the game draws the most admiration from […]

New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Series Preview

After a high-quality win opened their most recent series with the Athletics, the Yankees finished it off with tough back-to-back losses. In those two ballgames, the “Bombers” mustered just five combined hits and two runs, which included a one-hit shutout in the latter. With some of their better arms slated to start in their upcoming […]

Yankees prospects: Lombard homers in Somerset blowout

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 5-4 vs. Durham Bulls LF Jasson Domínguez 3-4, RBI, BBSS Oswaldo Cabrera 1-5CF Max Schuemann 3-4, RBI, BB, K, SBRF Spencer Jones 1-5, RBI, KDH Seth Brown 1-5, RBI, 3 K1B Ernesto Martínez Jr 0-5, 2 KC Alí Sanchez 1-5, HR, RBI — walk-off homer in the ninth!3B Paul DeJong 1-2, 2B, […]

Today on Pinstripe Alley – 4/10/26

We’re months away from when the Yankees usually have their midseason malaise, but if they have one this year, then we got a little preview this week. They had every chance to win their fourth-straight series to open the year, but dropped the last two against the A’s at home, both contests decided by one […]

Luis Gil’s impending return and the subsequent bullpen moves

For every move there is a corresponding one, and for the first time in this 2026 season, the Yankees will have to mess around with their 26-man roster, completing a move that had been on the cards ever since the start of the season. Luis Gil will join the starting rotation, marking the end of […]

2026 High-A Hudson Valley and Single-A Tampa Preview

The minor league season is in full swing, as all four affiliates have now hit the field for a full week of play. The last two weeks, we’ve previewed Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset as the two affiliates containing the closest prospects to the majors. You’ll see a number of these guys in the big […]

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Yankees Birthday of the Day: David Robertson

The New York Yankees have seen hundreds of hurlers walk through the clubhouse doors. Some stayed for a long time and continued long major league careers elsewhere, while others saw the flame of their professional baseball dreams burn out quickly. For this edition of the Yankees birthday series, we’ll be taking a look at not […]

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Jays salvage a win, Sox on top again

The Yankees took a loss to the A’s on a cold evening in the Bronx on Wednesday. Despite the game being tied into the ninth inning, David Bednar allowed a pair of hits and a run in the top half, which allowed the A’s to cruise to victory. Beyond the action in a chilly Yankee […]

Yankees Sequence of the Week: Brent Headrick (4/7)

Every year, the Yankees seem to pluck an unknown reliever from another roster and magnify the things he does best, converting another team’s trash into their own treasure. Clay Holmes, Ian Hamilton, Jake Cousins, and Luke Weaver stand out as notable recent examples, and it looks like we can add another name to that list. […]

Yankees prospects: Jones walks thrice in Scranton win

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 7-6 vs. Durham Bulls CF Jasson Domínguez 0-5, 1 R, 1 SB, fielding errorSS Oswaldo Cabrera 0-4, 1 RBI, 2 K2B Max Schuemann 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SBLF Spencer Jones 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 SB — three walks, no strikeouts? Haters will say it’s fakeRF […]

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How long can the Yankees keep their series-winning streak alive?

We’re three weeks into the season now, and the Yankees are off to a hot start at 8-3. They swept their opening series, won the next two dropping individual games, and have the chance to win another with the series finale against the A’s today. The AL East was looking asleep at the wheel for […]