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MILWAUKEE - The New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers begin a weekend series on Friday night at American Family Field. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m., EST. YES and MLB Network (out of market) will televise the game. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER The pitching matchup is Yankees right-hander Frankie…

NEW YORK - Josh Donaldson won over Yankees fans in his first game wearing pinstripes. It was his 11th-inning single at Yankee Stadium last April 8 that beat the Red Sox for an Opening Day victory. Grand moments like this would become a bit of a trend. Donaldson's walk-off grand slam that beat the Rays on Aug. 17 was historic. Only nine other…

NEW YORK - The news of a Yankees present-day cult hero moving on broke Tuesday while manager Aaron Boone was making a short drive from Yankee Stadium to a Bronx police station for a holiday grocery and toys giveaway. Alerted by a reporter of the latest free agent signing, Boone seemed bummed out hearing Matt Carpenter had latched on with the San…

NEW YORK - Christmas came early for the Yankees. Besides crossing off most of their shopping list before the holidays with free agent signings - especially the return of record-setting slugger Aaron Judge and addition of All-Star left-hander Carlos Rodon - the Yankees are getting a much-needed gift: Good fortune. With each passing day, it's looking…

Like a lot of Yankees this time of the year, Nestor Cortes is sporting a beard for the holidays because managing partner Hal Steinbrenner's appearance policy can't be enforced in the offseason. By spring training, the All-Star left-hander will be clean shaved. And 100% healthy. He's getting there after a strained left groin forced him out of the…

So much for Don Mattingly rejoining the Yankees as a YES Network broadcaster. Instead, Donnie Baseball will be looking to beat the Yankees as a rival coach. While reportedly on YES Network's radar, Mattingly joined the Toronto Blue Jays as bench coach for manager John Schneider, the club announced Wednesday morning. Mattingly, 61, has managed in…

Newsday | Erik Boland: The Yankees have several needs to fill during the offseason, most notably retaining Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo while upgrading shortstop, third base, and left field. Brian Cashman feels comfortable about his starting pitching, however. "I feel good about going into the wintertime having [Gerrit] Cole, Nestor [Cortes],…

Yankees five-tool prospect Jasson Dominguez had quite a season jumping from Low A to High A to Double A. The 20-year-old Dominican switch-hitter put on a show at the Futures Game blasting a long homer at Dodger Stadium and was the hitting star of the Somerset Patriots' Eastern League championship run with a.450 average, three homers and 10 RBI in…

NEW YORK - Depending on how the rest of this one-sided American League Championship Series plays out and what happens this winter, Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes might be pitching with Aaron Judge playing behind him for the last time in Sunday night's Game 4. Cortes doesn't proclaim to have any inside information. He doesn't know what Judge is…

News that closer Edwin Diaz agreed to a $102 million deal with the Mets speaks volumes about loyalty, which in this case went both ways. Diaz passed up the chance to test free agency in exchange for a record-setting contract. And owner Steve Cohen proved (again) nothing comes between him and his player of choice - certainly not money. Which brings…

The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies are set to kick off the 2022 World Series on Friday night, and the matchup promises to be an exciting one. While much of the baseball world will be focused on the Fall Classic, many MLB players, teams and agents are looking past it. Several high-profile players will become free agents once the final out…

Aaron Judge may have played his final game in pinstripes. The 30-year-old home run king is hitting free agency and early betting odds have the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets among the favorites to sign him if he leaves the Yankees. Has it really come to this? New York Yankees slugger - and presumptive AL MVP - Aaron Judge is hitting free…

It's been a few days since the Yankees season came to an embarrassing halt. A once viewed upon dream season that had them once thinking about the all-time single season wins record, died via the brooms of their rival. They're now left wondering how much they need to improve upon to even get close to the level the Astros have maintained over the…

NEW YORK - There's homework every day and every night for the last man on the Yankees' Division Series roster, the one position player who probably won't get an at-bat or play the field unless one of the games in this best of five gets crazy. Journeyman outfielder Tim Locastro, up again from Triple-A for the most important time of the season, is…

NEW YORK - Aaron Judge didn't get a ball out of the infield in his first game since his record-setting 62-homer regular season. Actually, No. 99 didn't even put a ball in play going 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts in Game 1 of the ALDS, a 4-1 Yankees win over the Guardians. His only contact was seven foul balls. Out in right field, Judge…

NEW YORK - Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman spent part of his Tuesday in the backyard of his Davie, Fla., home with a buddy who used to be his catcher when they played together in Cuba. The friend put on the gear, squatted down and had his mitt pop and pop as Chapman whipped in fastballs. The day before, same thing. A workout beast, Chapman also has…

NEW YORK - The Cleveland Guardians took turns gushing over the American League's new single-season home run leader during Monday's ALDS workout day at Yankee Stadium. Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge's 62 homers amazed manager Terry Francona, pitching coach Cal Willis and Game 1 starter Cal Quantrill, among others. Beginning Tuesday night, their…

If you go by the records, the stats, the experience, the recent head-to-heads … if you go just by all of that, it would be easy to think the Yankees should handle the Cleveland Guardians in their upcoming best-of-five American League Division Series. Yankees in four? Sweep? Not so fast. Sure, the Yankees won 99 games to the Guardians' 92 plus five…

ARLINGTON, Texas - It was smooth sailing for a few months, bumpy roads for the next six weeks or so and then full speed ahead to the finish line of the preliminary. The Yankees got to where they want to go so far making it through 162 games as a 99-win division champion. They earned a first-round playoff bye, which brings five days of rest before…

ARLINGTON, Texas - The regular season over, the Yankees have five days to prepare for their Division Series, a best-of-five against either the Cleveland Guardians or Tampa Bay Rays. The time also will be used to come up with a 26-man ALDS roster, which won't be finalized until the Yankees decide which of their injured players will be ready to…

ARLINGTON, Texas - Aaron Judge didn't want to sit out the Yankees' season finale Wednesday. Even though he'd been in manager Aaron Boone's lineup every game since Aug. 6, 54 in a row, Judge preferred more at-bats the day after hitting a record-setting 62nd home run. Sit? The Yankees have five off days before their first playoff game on Oct. 11, so…

ARLINGTON, Texas - Every Yankees player, manager Aaron Boone and his coaching staff, the support staff gathered in the visiting clubhouse at Globe Life Field late Tuesday night after 18 innings of baseball. First came a 5-4 Yankees win, then a 3-2 loss that felt like a victory during a day-night doubleheader with the Texas Rangers that went…

ARLINGTON, Texas - There were scattered boos at Globe Life Field during Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader when Aaron Judge led off the Yankees' eighth inning with a first-pitch line single to center facing Texas Rangers lefty reliever Brock Burke. Mostly a pro-Yankees crowd, everyone wanted to see Judge finally pass Roger Maris for a new American…

TORONTO - Reggie Jackson isn't slowing down at age 76. The Hall-of-Fame slugger and Yankees great constantly is on the move traveling from his two California homes to Texas to minor league ballparks around the country. Following a surprising breakup with the Yankees before the 2021 season, Jackson landed another upper management position with a…

TORONTO - A man of few words, Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu's recent updates on his injured toe have been short, sweet and telling. "Better." Better, but not healed. Better to the point where the Yankees are ready to activate LeMahieu from the injured list to see if he can deal with the pain and be an effective hitter. BUY YANKEES…

TORONTO - Finally out of his Yankees misery, Miguel Andujar resisted taking parting shots before his first game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. There was no griping about not getting regular at-bats year after year even though he put up sensational numbers as a rookie in 2018, no venting about the Yankees ignoring his requests for a trade for two…

TORONTO - The New York Yankees were hoping to pop champagne corks and have a blast spraying one another in celebration of their first division title in three years Monday night. They also hoped to see some baseball history they've been waiting on for almost a full week. The Toronto Blue Jays didn't cooperate. They kept Aaron Judge in the ballpark…

NEW YORK - The Cleveland Indians turned into the Cleveland Guardians this season and reverted back to division powerhouse after missing the playoffs last year. A late-season surge culminated with a division title on Sunday when the Guardians clinched the AL Central with a 10-4 win in Texas and the second-place Chicago White Sox falling 4-1 to the…

The longest postseason drought in the majors could be over soon. With the regular down to a week and a half, the Seattle Mariners have a four-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for the third American League Wild Card. Out of the playoffs since their MLB record-tying 116-win season in 2001, Mariners added to their lead on Saturday. They rallied…

NEW YORK - Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo looked like he was ready to do some late-night clubbing standing at his locker following Friday night's 5-4 Yankees win. After showering and dressing, he wrapped one of the thickest diamond-laced chains you'll ever see over his neck, then pulled out diamond earrings that were as big as molars and stuck…

NEW YORK - The Mets finally have a wee bit of breathing room in the NL East standings with the regular season less than two weeks from over. The Mets rolled to a 9-2 win in Oakland on Friday night to hike their lead to 2 ½ games over the second-place Braves, who were whipped 9-1 in Philadelphia. The Yankees had a good night, too, by beating the Red…

NEW YORK - Two potential difference-making relievers are back in the Yankees' bullpen for Thursday night's series opener against the Boston Red Sox. Two-time All-Star lefty Zack Britton returning from Tommy John surgery and rookie right-hander Scott Effross being activated after missing a month with a shoulder strain could be a big boost for the…

MILWAUKEE - The Houston Astros clinched a playoff berth over the weekend and the AL West title will be next. The Astros' magic number is down to one, so they can wrap up the division on Monday with a victory at Tampa Bay or a Mariners' road loss to the Angels. When the Astros' clinch, they'll make it three division titles in a row and six in the…

MILWAUKEE - Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was due. Overdue. He's gone four days without going deep, which is nothing for mere mortals but a bit of a dry spell for a slugger who is closing in a long-standing league record for home runs. The mini drought ended in a big way Sunday when Judge hit a 414-foot homer in the third inning and a 443-footer…

MILWAUKEE - The Yankees held the fort without Anthony Rizzo for more than two weeks, winning eight of 14 games during his latest absence. All along though, they longed for his return and it's finally happening for Sunday's series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers because he adds a quality left-handed bat to help make up for the absences of two…

MILWAUKEE - With the MLB regular season down to 2 ½ weeks, we've got some good pennant races going on. The Mets are still just a game up the Braves in the NL East after both clubs won on Saturday and the Blue Jays are making a run at the AL East-leading Yankees, whose lead going into Sunday is 4 ½ games after being at 6 ½ heading into the…

MILWAUKEE - The injured-riddled Yankees continue to drop like flies, and the health issues keep getting weirder and weirder. Two-plus weeks after reliever Aroldis Chapman landed on the injured list due to an leg infection from a tattoo, first baseman Marwin Gonzalez had to depart Saturday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers after being…

MILWAUKEE - Saturday was another bad day all around for the Yankees. Before batting practice, struggling pitcher Frankie Montas left the clubhouse to get an MRI because he's dealing with some shoulder discomfort, which might explain the righty's poor outing the night before. Then in the early innings, first baseman Marwin Gonzalez departed after…

MILWAUKEE - The Houston Astros will be in the playoffs for the sixth year in a row. The Astros blanked the Athletics 5-0 on Friday night to become the first American League team to clinch a postseason berth. So far, the only other club guaranteed is the NL West champion Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Yankees' AL East lead was sliced to 5 ½ games by virtue…

MILWAUKEE - The Yankees handed Frankie Montas a 5-0 lead by the second inning. That should have been ballgame. It wasn't. Montas imploded again and eventually the Yankees wound up 7-6 losers to the Milwaukee Brewers when Clay Holmes flopped again. Bad night for the Yankees, who had two players depart due to an injury and illness in addition to…

The Los Angeles Dodgers wrongly were told on Sunday that they'd clinched a playoff berth, then MLB informed them that their magic number still was one due to a potential three-way tie for a National League Wild Card. No biggie. All that did was force the Dodgers to wait a day to become the first club to clinch. They did it Monday night by shutting…

NEW YORK - Did you see the Triple-A lineup that the Yankees' used (and won with) in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins? A bunch of injuries forced manager Aaron Boone's hand, but he started five players who spent most of the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Ronald Guzman at first base, Oswald Peraza at…

Dethroned last season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on a ninth NL West title in 10 seasons. They beat the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night to maintain their 19-game division lead on the second-place San Diego Padres and reduce their magic number to seven. Before wrapping that up, the Dodgers probably will become the first club to…

NEW YORK - The Yankees' injured list, 14 players long as of Wednesday counting first baseman Anthony Rizzo's addition due to migraine headaches, will shrink by one Thursday. Left-hander Nestor Cortes is returning from a minor groin issue and will be the Yankees' starter when they try for a four-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins. BUY YANKEES…

NEW YORK - From the beginning, the unofficial timeline was that Yankees' utility man extraordinaire Matt Carpenter would be need six-to-eight weeks to recover from a broken left foot. A month later, nothing's changed there. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Carpenter's foot was X-rayed again on Monday, and while…

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays won again in Boston on Tuesday night to keep the pressure on the Yankees, who were rained out and lost a half game in the American League East standings. The Yankees' lead over Tampa Bay was 15 ½ games on July 8. It's now 4 1/2 games with four weeks to go and the teams meet up again three more times this weekend at…