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Gerrit Cole dominates as Yankees sweep Royals

The Yankees kept it rolling over the Royals, making it 14 straight overall against Kansas City while sweeping the season series. Behind a vintage Gerrit Cole performance and a huge night from Ben Rice, the Yankees came away with a 7-0 victory over the Royals. If Tuesday night was about fireworks, Wednesday night was about […]

New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals: Gerrit Cole vs. Noah Cameron

It’s alive! The Yankees’ offense finally erupted Tuesday night and the result was absolutely beautiful. New York launched six home runs, every starter recorded at least two hits (a first in franchise history), and the Yankees buried Kansas City early in a historic offensive explosion. The Bombers reached base 29 times on 24 hits and […]

Big series for RailRiders’ Fernández earns him weekly award

Yanquiel Fernández of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders enjoyed quite a week in Allentown, Pa. During the team’s six-game series against the rival Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the outfielder had at least one hit in each game and batted .379 (11 for 29). Four of his hits were home runs. He had 12 RBIs, five runs and one stolen […]

Keeping things in perspective with Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Coming into the 2026 season, it felt like this was the year that Jazz Chisholm Jr. would leap into superstardom. After a tantalizing 2024 that saw him post 2.3 WAR with the Yankees in just 46 games, he posted a 30-30 season to go with a 126 wRC+ in 2025, solidifying his status as one […]

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Mark Connor

The most successful players in the world aren’t only successful because of their innate abilities. Sure, some of those who walk this planet can naturally throw a ball harder than others, but being able to throw a ball hard and honing the craft enough to make it to the major league level are two very […]

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Basallo’s blast downs Rays

Even in the games they ended up winning, the Yankees haven’t had a ton of relaxed games recently, but that’s what they had Tuesday night against the Royals. Led by an Amed Rosario home run, the Yankees jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning and kept the offense going from there. […]

I stare Cerberus in the face, and it sparks joy

I started writing this six hours before Cam Bump Day, the day once a week or so that’s circled on the calendar because Cam Schlittler is pitching today. He is right now the second-best pitcher in baseball by one tenth of a win according to FanGraphs, a distinction so miniscule that it really doesn’t apply, […]

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Yankees prospects: Spencer Jones gets back to work in Scranton

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 6-3 vs. Worcester Red Sox SS George Lombard Jr. 1-5, 2BCF Spencer Jones 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB — right back to doing his thing at Triple-A, 12th on the year3B Oswaldo Cabrera 1-4, KRF Yanquiel Fernández 1-4, K1B Tyler Hardman 0-4, RBI, 3 KC Ali Sánchez 0-3, BB, 2 KDH […]

Which position are the Yankees most likely to target via trade?

For as much flak as Brian Cashman can catch for hugging prospects, the Yankees are perennially one of the most active buyers at the trade deadline. Last year was one the team’s most aggressive deadlines ever, shipping out almost 20 prospects and importing seven veteran players. In 2024, it was Jazz Chisohlm Jr. and Mark […]

Yankees news: What can Gerrit Cole be?

MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Gerrit Cole will make his second start of the season tonight in Kansas City, coming off a season debut on Friday that went about as smooth as we could expect. While he didn’t get to throw quite as much as he would have liked, all signals are green that there should […]

The Weathers’ been just fine

The starting rotation has been the strength of the Yankees in the season’s first third, even as it’s dealt with its own share of chaos. Luis Gil didn’t last long in the starting five, Elmer Rodríguez has shown that he’s not quite ready for MLB, the team has had to manage the returns of Gerrit […]

Yankees At-Bat* of the Week: Trent Grisham (5/24)

While the Yankees offense has turned things around just enough to get back to winning ways on Sunday and Monday, there hasn’t been a lot to celebrate on that side of the ball. Entering play on Memorial Day, the Yankees had scored two or fewer runs in their previous four contests. That being said, hopefully […]

Yankees prospects: Week 9 minor league recap

It was another story-driven week on the farm. Prominent relievers earned promotions all around, while top prospects started getting going. A few prominent starters struggled, while others shone. And even better, for the first time all year, nobody had a losing week! Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record: 26-23, 3.5 GB in the International League East after […]

Yankees Birthday of the Day: Travis Lee

One of the cruelest stories sports has to offer is that of the player who seemed to have all the tools, seemed to be destined for superstardom—but their body or mind simply wouldn’t allow them. Ill-timed injuries and troubles with mental health have swallowed up the career of many a superstar over the years, and […]

Which struggling Yankee warrants the greatest concern?

A couple of days ago, we asked for your input on which struggling Yankee you all were most concerned about. There were a variety of options, as the team has clearly seen problems arise in both their lineup and their bullpen that have defined their struggles up to this point. With plenty of input in […]

Trent Grisham remains a solid choice to lead off for the Yankees

Lineup construction is a controversial topic among analysts and baseball fans, and the hottest item of debate is usually the leadoff spot and who should be the one getting the nod there. Whether you think it’s reserved for contact-oriented guys, OBP dynamos, or the best hitter on the squad, the fact that it is one […]

Yankees prospects: Five-run fifth dooms Rookie ball Yanks

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: Offday Double-A Somerset Patriots: Offday High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: Offday Low-A Tampa Tarpons: Offday Florida Complex League Yankees: L, 3-8 (7) at FCL Blue Jays 1B Richard Matic 2-2, 2B, 2 BB — perfect day at the plateRF Wilberson De Pena 0-3, HBPC Queni Pineda 1-2, 2 BB, K, SB, picked off3B […]

How influential is a championship run on a city?

The Yankees may be the most decorated franchise in professional sports, but they don’t exist in a vacuum. New York is the hub for an extensive history of sports teams across the four major sports, with storied franchises left right and center. One such team is the New York Knicks, who have wandered through the […]

Yankees news: Max Fried slowly progresses

New York Daily News | Gary Phillips ($): Ace southpaw Max Fried has taken a small step forward in his return from the elbow injury that felled him. Monday, Fried played catch for the first time since hitting the Injured List. Despite that, there are no plans for Fried to quickly ramp up for a […]

Ask Pinstripe Alley: Yankees mailbag questions request

What started out as a good week for the Yankees turned into a tossup, as they opened with two straight wins against the Blue Jays before dropping the next two to split the series and then opened their second meeting with the Rays in embarrassing fashion blowing the lead late. They got rained out on […]

New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals: Will Warren vs. Michael Wacha

The Yankees got out of town at a good time. Aaron Judge’s walk-off home run salvaged the tail-end of a lackluster (not to mention rainy) homestand for the Bombers, who will spend their Memorial Day in a much warmer neck of the woods. The forecast calls for sunny skies with game-time temperature somewhere in the […]