NEW YORK — Houston, here come the Yankees. Riding off a strong start from lefty Nestor Cortes, the New York Yankees booked a ticket to the American League Championship Series with a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday. The Game 5 victory capped a back-and-forth series in which the Yankees faced elimination in […]
Continue readingWHEN HARRISON BADER found out that his childhood dream was coming true, his first reaction was unexpected: disappointment. St. Louis, where he’d spent the past five and a half seasons as a member of the Cardinals, had become home. The team drafted Bader out of Florida in 2015, and when he was called up in […]
Continue readingOne division series game remains in the 2022 MLB playoffs, and both teams are playing for their seasons. The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians are tied at two games apiece and will now play for the right to face the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series. We’ve got you covered with the […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — The New York Yankees signed Gerrit Cole for games like this. With the Yankees’ 99-win season on the brink, Cole spun seven sparkling innings, propelling New York to a 4-2 win over the upstart Cleveland Guardians on Sunday as the Bombers knotted the American League Division Series at two games apiece. Starting for […]
Continue readingCLEVELAND — The New York Yankees did exactly what you think about when you think about the New York Yankees. They went deep, thrice, and they still lost because the blooping and looping attack of the Cleveland Guardians just won’t stop. The Yankees bashed three homers, including a 449-foot shot by slumping slugger Aaron Judge […]
Continue readingWe’re down to eight teams in the 2022 postseason after four were eliminated this past weekend in MLB’s first-ever wild-card series weekend. Now it’s on to the league division series: four series, best-of-five, first team to win three advances. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the defending champion Atlanta Braves in the first game of the division […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole could have melted down. In the third inning of Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday, Cole gave up a solo home run to Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan — who hit six in the regular season — before loading the bases by hitting shortstop Amed […]
Continue readingNote: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. By Derek Carty • Closer Chart: Latest bullpen intel • MLB Depth Charts for every team • Player news wire with fantasy spin […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and manager Aaron Boone were both ejected from Friday night’s 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox for arguing with plate umpire Brian Knight about a called ball that preceded a game-tying home run in the sixth inning. Cole’s 1-2 pitch to Red Sox outfielder Alex […]
Continue readingThe AL East-leading Yankees activated Chapman on Friday before dropping their 3-game series opener, 7-6, at Milwaukee. They designated right-hander Ryan Weber for assignment. Chapman, 34, is 2/3 with a 4.70 ERA and nine saves in 36 appearances this season. The seven-time All-Star was replaced as the Yankees’ closer this season after missing nearly six […]
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