NEW YORK – Slumping shortstop Anthony Volpe landed on the Yankees’ bench for Sunday’s series finale against the Red Sox, and manager Aaron Boone did not commit to it being a one-day absence, saying, “We’ll see.” Mired in a 1-for-28 skid and batting just .169 in August, Volpe has heard boos from the home crowd at Yankee Stadium this weekend. …
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NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe wasn’t in the Yankees’ starting lineup Sunday, and in a possible sign that his status as the team’s everyday shortstop could be in question, manager Aaron Boone didn’t guarantee that Volpe, who is healthy, would start Monday either. “We’ll see,” Boone told reporters before New York’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee …
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As has been the case far too often since Aaron Boone’s hiring after the 2017 season, the Yankees displayed the difference between losing and getting obliterated in their biggest series of the season. With the lowest of bars to clear – a single win in four tries at home against the Red Sox, losers of three straight entering the series, …
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NEW YORK — “We’ve got to play better.” Question: Who said it and when? Answer: It was New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, and it was June 24 after a loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Judge also said it July 3 after a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He said it again July 5 after a defeat at the …
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Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone have explained that because New York could become particularly harsh in the worst of Yankees times is why the manager does not go publicly negative and potentially worsen the mental anguish for besieged players. Cashman likened it to avoiding being akin to a WWE star and using a “power drive to finish off the victim.” …
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The Bronx is burning. Just like the Yankees proved who they were when they won five straight against lowly St. Louis and Tampa Bay, they’re doing it again in this series against Boston. With Saturday’s 12-1 embarrassment at the Stadium, the Yankees have now dropped eight consecutive games to their rivals, and are on the verge of getting swept at …
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NEW YORK – The Yankee Stadium faithful wanted to get rowdy on Saturday afternoon after watching the home team come up empty in the first two games of a four-game rivalry matchup. But Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet kept everyone from the box seats to the Bleacher Creatures to the upper deck quiet and in their seats for the majority …
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NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran stood on second base and laughed. Duran likely could not believe that New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe gave the Red Sox a free base runner in a 1-0 game in the ninth inning. Ceddanne Rafaela hit a groundball to shortstop that should have been an easy out for the Yankees …
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NEW YORK — Brayan Bello’s dominant, seven-inning start Friday was more than just another stellar outing against the Yankees in a long line of them. It was yet another reminder that Bello has emerged as a staff force for the Red Sox so far in 2025. During a season in which All Star Garrett Crochet has gotten the lion’s share …
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You’d think thousands of New York Yankees fans might line up for an early entrance into Yankee Stadium because the team hosted its most hated rival in the Boston Red Sox. And the fans definitely zigzagged around the ballpark long before Thursday night’s American League East grudge match. But it had little to nothing to do with the actual game. …
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