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Benches empty after Aroldis Chapman’s brushback pitch as Yankees finally defeat Rays
NEW YORK — Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head of pinch hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season, prompting the benches to empty after New York ended a six-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night. Chapman’s first […]
Continue readingYankees place SS Gleyber Torres on IL with left hamstring, quad strains
Torres’ hamstring tightened up running out a grounder in the bottom of the third inning Thursday night. He was taken out of the game in the fifth inning and was replaced by Tyler Wade at shortstop. Torres is batting .231 with one home run and six RBIs this season. Reliever Zack Britton was placed on […]
Continue readingYankees’ Aroldis Chapman cleared to return
Boone said he wasn’t sure when the hard-throwing left-hander would be ready for game action. “The good thing was he was never really sick, so he was able to maintain probably a level of physical conditioning that other people may not have been able to,” Boone said. “I’m hopeful he’s a little ahead of the […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees say Gleyber Torres dealing with right elbow contusion
The New York Yankees found themselves in familiar territory Thursday night: worried about losing starting shortstop Gleyber Torres to injury. Torres was hit by a pitch in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles and left in the fourth. But the team later said X-rays were negative and that Torres had a right elbow contusion. […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Opening Day
There was certainly doubt about whether we’d actually see major league baseball in 2020, but Opening Day is officially upon us. Yes, it’s happening. While this season will certainly look different than what we’re used to, our goal for this column remains largely the same. The big leagues are back! Play ESPN’s Opening Day game […]
Continue reading‘Efficient’ Gerrit Cole K’s 6, allows 1 hit in 5 innings of Yanks’ scrimmage
Gerrit Cole once again showed a glimpse of what New York Yankees fans can expect this season out of their $324 million ace. In his first intrasquad scrimmage Tuesday night, Cole threw five innings of one-hit ball, which required only 67 pitches (43 for strikes), with six strikeouts and two walks. Cole started off needing […]
Continue readingOne stat that will shape 2020 for every American League team
Former manager Bobby Bragan once described baseball statistics like this: “Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.” Good one. Nonetheless, baseball is a numbers game. As we peel away from the Astros’ cheating scandal and […]
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