TAMPA — As they try to scrap their way back to the top of the AL East, the Yankees have enough to worry about these days. But with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred mentioning the potential for expansion and realignment on Sunday, there is the intriguing thought of the Yankees playing in a new division alongside the likes of the Red …
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TAMPA — A few hours after Aaron Boone said the quiet part out loud — that Aaron Judge may not get “back to throwing like he normally does” the rest of the season as he deals with a flexor strain — the Yankees manager tried to backtrack slightly. “Maybe that’s a little [overstated],” Boone said. But Judge did not seem …
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The New York Yankees are still in limbo as they wait for Aaron Judge’s flexor strain in his right arm to heal fully. Yankees manager Aaron Boone delivered the latest — and most concerning — update during appearances Tuesday morning on WFAN and Jomboy Media’s “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast. Boone told WFAN that the Yankees are trying to get to a …
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Call it the Ea$t division. Following Rob Manfred’s recent comments about MLB expansion that would lean into Eastern and Western conferences, one often-circulated proposed four-team division would be a heavyweight quartet featuring the Yankees, Mets, Phillies and Red Sox. Such a division would feature the second-, third- and fourth-highest payrolls in MLB this season in the Mets, Yankees and Phillies, …
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It was apparently a “freak accident” that led to Mariano Rivera’s injury during the Yankees Old Timer’s Day game, Andy Pettitte said during an appearance on WFAN on Saturday. At the time, it wasn’t immediately clear how Rivera ended up injured, but Pettitte said that it happened during a fly ball. Mariano Rivera plays during the first inning of the …
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The Yankees have placed utility player Amed Rosario on the 10-day injured list with a left SC joint sprain. The team announced the move this morning, ahead of their afternoon matchup with the Astros. To replace Rosario on the active roster, they recalled catcher J.C. Escarra from Triple-A. Rosario, 29, signed a one-year, $2MM contract with the Nationals over the …
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On Saturday, the Yankees hosted their first Old Timers’ Game in six years. Once an annual staple of New York’s season, the franchise was forced to pause the alumni baseball game due to COVID-19 and spent the last few years refining the format. Last month, they announced that the Old Timers’ Game would return, with several former stars set to …
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Let’s give Derek Jeter the benefit of the doubt here, OK? The explanation he gave WFAN’s Suzyn Waldman is difficult to argue with: The Jeters would be celebrating daughter Bella turning 8 that day (though her birthday isn’t until Aug. 17). Jeter, by all accounts, is a wonderful father and a devoted family man. We are not ogres here. Let’s …
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NEW YORK — The Old-Timers’ Day game returned at Yankee Stadium on Saturday morning, the first showdown between Yankees greats in the Bronx since 2019. It included a Yankee legend getting hurt, a serious setback that will require surgery. Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera tore his Achilles while playing the outfield, Rivera’s agent confirmed to Chris Kirschner of The …
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Old-Timers’ Day is mostly for the fans, who enjoy seeing the stars of yesterday play once more. The stars of yesterday also make the most of being able to don the pinstripes once more. And there could be benefits for the current Yankees, too — like a struggling, once-dominant closer hearing a bit of advice from the greatest closer of …
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