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Yanks can take lickin’, keep on tickin’
They are 5-4 since he returned to the roster after missing nearly three months with a broken right forearm suffered when he was hit by a pitch in the first at-bat of spring training. The point is not that the Yankees are a better team without Granderson than they are with him; that is certainly […]
Continue readingYankees, Cano catch a lucky break
And at the moment of impact, that appeared to be a definite possibility. When Cano left the game a few minutes later, and it was obvious that he had been taken to a hospital for the dreaded X-word, it went from a possibility to probability. As Joe Girardi said, “We haven’t had a lot of […]
Continue readingFarmhands that can make an impact
NEW YORK — The Yankees can dream about a perfect summer day in the Bronx. A former All-Star — now just 25, maybe not firing his fastball at 98 mph anymore, but still filthy at 95 — goes seven dominant innings. A reliever, now just 23, comes in for the eighth dispensing lightning bolts from […]
Continue readingJoe Girardi: ‘Pitch the right way’
What made Girardi ultimately erupt was when Derek Jeter was hit by inexperienced reliever Steven Geltz in the eighth inning. It marked the fifth time a Yankee had been hit by a Ray in the past four games, while the Yankees have not hit any Rays. Jeter has been hit twice, and Chase Headley ended […]
Continue readingDerek Jeter takes rehab to Bronx
Jeter, 38, had been rehabbing at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa but came to the Bronx on Saturday, in part to break up the monotony of the rehab process. He took batting practice with the team and planned to stay through Sunday. Jeter hopes that running on his ankle will be the final […]
Continue readingExpect Yankees to go globetrotting
NEW YORK — When it comes to player development, there is still one area in which the Yankees can exert their fiscal dominance: the international market. Unlike the amateur draft, in which a team like the Yankees is often victimized by its own success with a series of low draft picks, the Yankees’ dollar is […]
Continue readingWorld Series 2020: Ranking all 56 players in the Los Angeles Dodgers-Tampa Bay Rays Fall Classic
Some years the World Series comes down to the most famous player on the roster, and some years it comes down to the least famous. If we knew which it would be this year, we could narrow our attention to that one part of the field. But the nature of baseball is just the opposite: […]
Continue reading2020 MLB Opening Day lineups for every game
Baseball is back for a very unique 2020 MLB season. Not sure who is starting for your team? We’re tracking batting orders from across the majors, including the first NL games since the universal DH was adapted for the season. Check back for updates as teams announce their Opening Day starting lineups for all of […]
Continue readingHow the coronavirus is forever changing the way MLB connects to fans
IT BEGAN WITH the hype video that was supposed to introduce the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers on Opening Day. Organist Dieter Ruehle followed by playing the national anthem and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” from his home piano. Third baseman Justin Turner, closer Kenley Jansen and manager Dave Roberts shared updates on their suddenly […]
Continue readingOne stat that will shape 2020 for each National League team
Last week, we looked at one key statistic for each American League team. Let’s do the same now for the National League — a key number from the 2019 MLB season and how that will shape what happens in 2020. NL East | Central | West The number: 4.18. The Braves finished 11th in the […]
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