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New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins: Series Preview
After wrapping up the Subway Series against the Mets, it’s now time for the Yankees to head back out on the road. Starting tonight, the Yankees will be in Minnesota to take on an old friend in the Twins. The Yankees’ dominance over the Twins over the years has been well documented, and the team […]
Yankees prospects: Tampa drops Game 1 of championship, Somerset’s season ends
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 6-4 at Rochester Red Wings — Scranton drops two back of Rochester heading into final week CF Jarred Kelenic 0-3, 2 BB, KLF Max Schuemann 1-5, 2 KC J.C. Escarra 1-4, RBI, 2 K2B Marco Luciano 0-4, 4 K, throwing errorDH Yanquiel Fernández 1-4, KSS Oswaldo Cabrera 3-4, 2 HR, 3 […]
Today on Pinstripe Alley – 9/14/26
It’s hard to tell exactly how happy one should feel about this recent stretch of Yankees baseball. For the most part, things have been pretty great; Aaron Judge is back, the Yankees’ top four starting pitchers are at last all healhty at once, and most importantly, the club has been playing good ball, a 24-15 […]
New York Yankees news: Breaking down Gerrit Cole’s troubles
NJ.com | Bob Klapisch ($): Gerrit Cole has been stung by the largest home run bug I’ve seen in a while, seven long balls over two starts against the Padres and Mets. The Yankees have lost both of those games, unsurprising when your starter spots his opponent that many runs. The presumptive #3 in a […]
Yankees Social Media Spotlight: 25 Years Later
It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! This week has been a whirlwind of emotions in New York, as the Bombers celebrated the return of Aaron Judge to the lineup after 99 days on the shelf, went nuts as Anthony Volpe returned to the […]
Yankees secure September Subway Series as Schlittler stars, Rice and Wells go yard
Earlier this week, my colleague Josh asked whether Cam Schlittler could join Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw as the only pitchers this century to win MVP. With each successive appearance like this one, Josh’s question begins to look more and more prescient. Schlittler was close to untouchable, allowing just one hit across six scoreless innings […]
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets: Cam Schlittler vs. Christian Scott
The Yankees got spanked on their home turf yesterday, Gerrit Cole and a few mop-up relievers combining to surrender six home runs and a dozen runs total. The best way to wipe clean the stink of that performance is with a win in the rubber game to secure the Subway Series this afternoon. Cam Schlittler […]
Two tales of how to handle a superstar’s absence
Consistency should not lower appreciation for what the Yankees have accomplished over the last decade-plus, and there is no better time than in a late-season series against the Mets to point that out. The Mets have been throwing money at their problems for a few years now, and somehow new problems keep coming up. That […]
Yankees Birthday of the Day: Bernie Williams
Once upon a time, back in the old Yankee Stadium, fans were permitted to go down to the field level behind and near the dugout during batting practice even if they did not have tickets for seats in that section, much like you can do these days along the foul lines in right and left […]
Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays narrowly sneak by the Astros
The good feelings from the series opening win over the Mets were erased in a flash. The crosstown rivals stomped the Yankees in the Bronx, 12-2, as Gerrit Cole gave up another three home runs. It was a bad day for their ace to not have it with the Rays and Red Sox both winning […]
Yankees fans think Bombers could win World Series with Judge back healthy
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. Aaron Judge officially made his return to the Yankees’ lineup earlier this week. While at time of writing, he has yet to have a truly […]
Yankees prospects: Six-run frames doom Scranton, propel Somerset
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 6-7 at Rochester Red Wings — these two keep trading first place back-and-forth, Scranton will try to tie them back up in the series finale today LF Jarred Kelenic 0-5, 1 KSS Max Schuemann 1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 3 KDH J.C. Escarra 0-42B Marco Luciano 1-2, 1 HR, […]
Today on Pinstripe Alley – 9/13/26
The Mets evened up the Subway Series on Saturday, walloping the Yankees 12-2 as Gerrit Cole couldn’t keep the visitors from launching balls over the fences. It was the second straight concerning start on that front for Cole, who insists that he’s perfectly healthy but has noticed the issue and believes there’s some ironing out […]
Yankees news: Gerrit Cole confounded by home run issue
The Athletic | Brendan Kuty ($): All of a sudden, Gerrit Cole has a home run problem. He allowed four last week against the Padres including the first three batters of the game and another three against the Mets on Saturday, the combined seven the most he’s given up in a two-start stretch in his […]
How to score 10 unearned runs in a game
The early 1990s were famously not always a great time for the New York Yankees. The 1990 campaign where they went 67-95 is on the shortlist for the worst season in franchise history. It wasn’t until George Steinbrenner’s suspension that year that the team actually took time to let young players develop and make moves […]
Gerrit Cole gets rocked again, Yankees blown out by Mets
This one started bowling-shoe ugly and ended up Sam the Chinese Crested Dog ugly, with Bradley Hanner proving why he is the definition of the 26th man on an MLB roster. Gerrit Cole gave up more home runs—three of ’em while not making it out of the fifth inning—but Hanner wasn’t any better, allowing two […]
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets: Gerrit Cole vs. Zac Thornton
It’s been an emotional couple of days for the Yankees, with the storybook return of Anthony Volpe on Thursday almost immediately balanced by the weight of yesterday’s 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. If nothing else, the Yankees won both those games, and stand a good Gerrit Cole start away from likely taking another game, […]
Brent Headrick is chugging along in uncharted territory
Though the Yankees have endured their fair share of misfortune this year – injuries to several key players come to mind – they’ve also enjoyed some positive surprises. Spencer Jones might be a viable big leaguer! Paul Goldschmidt wasn’t completely toast! Paul Blackburn’s running a sub-2.00 ERA! However, there’s one important development that I feel […]
Cam Schlittler’s not the AL MVP … right?
Regular readers know that I’ve followed one of the great Cy Young horse races in recent memory, with Cam Schlittler going great start-for-great start with the Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease. We got a little bit of separation this week, as the Athletics touched up Cease for four runs in five innings on Monday, and then […]
Yankees Birthday of the Day: Charlie Keller
Before he was a star for the Yankees, Charlie Keller was a small-town boy on a Maryland farm. In a truly poetic life journey, that is exactly the life that he would return to after playing 13 years in the major leagues, with a gap year in there to serve as a merchant marine. Charles […]
Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Rays walk off Astros in series opener
The Yankees kicked off the Subway Series with a win, scoring six on the Mets and managing to hold on despite the anomaly that was Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick both struggling on the same night. David Bednar came in for the five-out save and got the job done, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the […]
Can Anthony Volpe’s changes help him take advantage of Yankees’ opportunity?
To say that Anthony Volpe’s MLB career to this point has been a disappointment would be an understatement. He has certainly had his moments, but a first-round pick producing an 85 wRC+ in parts of four campaigns is definitely not what you want, 2023 Gold Glove notwithstanding. Having said that, it’s impossible to deny that […]
Yankees prospects: Bryce Cunningham goes seven strong again
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 5-3 at Rochester Red Wings — back into a tie atop the International League East standings LF Jarred Kelenic 1-4, BB, RBI, 2 K, fielding error — game-tying single in the fifthSS Max Schuemann 0-3, RBI, K, sac — squeeze play after the Kelenic hit gave Scranton the leadC J.C. Escarra […]
Today on Pinstripe Alley – 9/12/26
Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Today is my parents’ 45th anniversary. Tomorrow is my cousin’s birthday. Time marches on, huh? I know yesterday was hard for many people in this fandom (and beyond), so hopefully we can help today, tomorrow, and beyond feel a little more normal. Today on the site, Andrés will […]
Yankees news: Remembering September 11th
ABC7 | Sam Ryan: Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, and baseball played somewhat of a role in helping New York and the nation emotionally recover. Several players from 2001 were part of the pregame remembrances ahead of the Subway Series game on Friday. Players from both teams also took time […]