Including rapid testing conducted Friday afternoon, there have been no new positive cases, the Yankees announced. All six of the Yankees’ cases from Thursday have now been confirmed, with Aaron Judge, Gio Urshela and Kyle Higashioka officially joining Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta on the COVID-19 injured list. Manager Aaron Boone said […]
Continue readingAll-Star outfielder Aaron Judge was among six New York Yankees players who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, forcing the postponement of their home game against the Boston Red Sox that was supposed to open Major League Baseball’s second half and leaving other players on the American League All-Star team undergoing testing to ensure they […]
Continue readingHowever, there is still a little more business with Sunday lineups needing attention. It’s wise to pay extra attention to the lineups as they become available as many managers will give their nicked-up players the extra day, even though they’ll be getting an extended respite this week. Here are Sunday’s players in favorable spots to […]
Continue readingHere’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in roughly 50% of ESPN leagues or less. Nick Pivetta (R), rostered in 55% of ESPN leagues, Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays: Pivetta has been inconsistent of late, managing just one quality start in his last six turns. Even so, he’s […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone knew it off the bat. “Usually, a triple play sneaks up on you,” he said. “Right away, I’m thinking, ‘That’s a triple play.’” New York turned its record-tying third triple play of the season to strand the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, bailing out closer Aroldis Chapman […]
Continue readingExpectations are only expectations. Coming into the 2021 MLB season, many baseball observers considered the American League East the New York Yankees’ division to lose. Fast forward two months and New York is looking up in the standings at three teams — the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees’ […]
Continue readingThe one constant in baseball is change. It’s not enough to simply scout players and fill out a cheat sheet; it’s important to also have a firm read on what’s going on around the league as a whole. After all, many of the edges you might find during the draft-prep process center on league trends, […]
Continue readingAnd just like that, we’re down to eight playoff teams in the strangest Major League Baseball season in memory, with eight opponents left steaming over their 2020 MLB playoffs experience being so brief. But for these eight teams, there are no maybes or might-have-beens — they’re baseball’s elite eight. And that means they’re just three […]
Continue readingThey stumbled into the 2020 postseason. They’re standing tall now. DJ LeMahieu‘s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning off closer Brad Hand sent the Yankees into the AL Division Series — and a matchup with rival Tampa Bay — after a wild 10-9 win over the Cleveland Indians early Thursday in the longest nine-inning game […]
Continue readingManager Aaron Boone revealed the news as New York’s homestand opener against Baltimore was postponed because of a forecast for rain and was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Friday starting at 4:05 p.m. Gerrit Cole and Masahiro Tanaka are scheduled to start Friday for the Yankees, who have lost 15 of their last 21 […]
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