The bullpen that has been one of the New York Yankees’ biggest weaknesses this season faltered again in their postseason opener and has them on the brink of elimination at the hands of the rival Boston Red Sox. After starting pitcher Max Fried worked six scoreless innings in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, manager Aaron Boone let …
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Game 1 of this Wild Card Series pivoted on these decisions: Red Sox manager Alex Cora entrusted his ace, Garrett Crochet, to throw a career-high 117 pitches. Yankees manager Aaron Boone pulled his ace, Max Fried, after 102. It was not the only reason the Yankees lost 3-1 on Tuesday night. It was not the lone area of condemnation or …
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Aaron Boone’s decision to pull Max Fried before the seventh inning is one of the reasons the Yankees’ season is on the brink. Now, the Yankees’ play-by-play announcer is questioning the manager’s explanation for why he pulled his ace at 102 pitches in a 3-1 loss in Game 1 of the wild-card round to the Red Sox. Boone said after …
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No matter how good Yankees relievers looked down the stretch, they had inflicted enough pain during the course of the regular season to induce nightmares about what might happen in the playoffs. The Yankees could not wake up from such a night terror on Tuesday, though their bullpen was not the only unit responsible for that. After Max Fried carried …
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In today’s 3 Things I Think video, I’ll give you a tease of how the AL MVP race may shake out between Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh. There are a couple of stats that you may not be thinking about. Plus, the season Max Fried is having for the Yankees is reminding me of another former lefty signing who did …
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Eggs are what we call a multifaceted whole meal. Those nutrient powerhouses are one of the most popular and largely consumed foods around the world. One large egg delivers about 6–7 g of protein, all nine essential amino acids, and rich vitamins A, D, E, and B12, along with choline, lutein, zeaxanthin, and unsaturated fats. The yolk is the star …
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As part of the Expedition 73 crew began preparing for their return to Earth, science research and maintenance activities continued this week aboard the International Space Station (ISS). So did outreach efforts, as the outpost’s residents spoke to audiences in Las Vegas and South Korea. Orbital observation On Thursday (July 24), NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, a flight engineer on the …
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1/37 Skubal, Skenes throw at Comerica Park on same day, giving baseball fans a unique experience DETROIT — It was no surprise when Tarik Skubal was named the American League starting pitcher for Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. The Detroit Tigers ace has, after all, been the most dominant pitcher in baseball over the past two years. If you …
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Maybe this was just the kind of ho-hum 5-2 loss that merges seamlessly into a 162-game season. After all, the Yankees offense wasn’t going to keep scoring five or more runs a game, as they had done the previous 10 before Saturday, the most within one season in the majors since the 2023 Braves and the longest by a Yankee …
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A bad day for Max Fried and the Yankees got worse when the left-hander had to be removed from Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Cubs in The Bronx with a blister on his left index finger. For a pitcher that’s been more valuable this season to the Yankees in the wake of Gerrit Cole being lost to Tommy John surgery, …
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