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Dodgers trade Caleb Ferguson to Yankees, ink Ryan Brasier
Brasier’s deal, confirmed by multiple sources, is still pending the completion of a physical. Once he signs, Brasier would essentially swap places with Ferguson — obtained by the Yankees in exchange for lefty reliever Matt Gage and low-level pitching prospect Christian Zazueta Jr. — and join Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol and Joe Kelly […]
Continue readingYankees place Carlos Rodon (left hamstring) on 15-day IL
Rodon, 30, had an MRI after leaving Sunday’s 9-7 loss to the Houston Astros in the third inning. He looked awkward finishing his delivery on his final two pitches to Astros right fielder Chas McCormick before manager Aaron Boone and the training staff came out to see him and he was subsequently pulled from the […]
Continue reading2023 MLB trade deadline: What to make of Mets, Yankees, more
The Los Angeles Angels didn’t deal Shohei Ohtani and instead surrounded him with new additions. The New York Mets traded both Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, and threw in the towel for 2023. Those future Hall of Fame pitchers, by the way, just made the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, respectively, a lot more powerful […]
Continue readingAndy Pettitte embraces new role as New York Yankees’ adviser
Now in a new role as an adviser with his old team, Pettitte is looking forward to spending more time in person assisting New York’s staff. “I felt like I’ve been in the mix because it’s kind of always, I’m staying in touch with guys and stuff like that,” Pettitte said Tuesday in his first […]
Continue readingYankees’ Aaron Judge playing simulated games, closer to return
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Judge’s status is “day by day” and he didn’t know if the slugger would require a minor league rehab assignment before coming off the injured list. When asked Tuesday if Judge could possibly play for New York at first-place Baltimore this weekend, Boone said: “I wouldn’t rule anything out.” Last […]
Continue readingAaron Judge faces live pitching for 1st time since toe injury
In a simulated game against Jonathan Loaisiga, who is rehabbing from right elbow surgery, Judge saw 16 pitches. He did not put any balls in play but fouled off four pitches, including one to the upper deck behind home plate. “To be able to take pitches where your swing says no, those are tests that […]
Continue reading‘This is a low point’: Rizzo, Yanks stumble to 1-4 since break
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Aaron Judge changed into his street clothes and briefly sat on a folding chair in front of his locker on Tuesday night, more than four hours removed from the only baseball activities his injured toe will allow. It was another loss absorbed within another somber, muted New York Yankees clubhouse, where the […]
Continue readingWho will rule the ALCS? Preview, predictions for Yankees-Astros
Would you like a little chalk with your chaos? While the fifth-seeded San Diego Padres and sixth-seeded Philadelphia Phillies are playing in the NLCS, the American League gives us the two teams that carried the conversation all season in the junior circuit: The 106-56 Houston Astros, playing in their sixth straight ALCS, and the 99-63 […]
Continue readingYankees’ Jameson Taillon to start Game 1 of ALCS vs. Astros
Right-hander Jameson Taillon, who had originally been scheduled to start Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, will now start Wednesday night’s ALCS opener at Houston, which will go with Justin Verlander. Monday’s rainout enabled the Yankees to go with lefty Nestor Cortes on three days’ rest as their […]
Continue readingYankees eliminate Guardians to set up ALCS showdown vs. Astros
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 […]
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