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Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka unsure whether he can take 1st rotation turn

Tanaka, 31, was hit on the right side near the temple by Giancarlo Stanton’s shot during batting practice on July 4. While the right-hander says he has no concussion symptoms, he has not thrown off a mound since. New York opens the season July 23 at Washington and Tanaka is projected as part of a […]

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Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka ‘in really good spirits’ after taking liner to head

Manager Aaron Boone was not hyperbolizing by saying the New York Yankees “dodged a bullet” with pitcher Masahiro Tanaka seemingly being symptom-free just a day after being hit on the right side of the head by a 112 mph line drive from Giancarlo Stanton. After he underwent a battery of tests, Tanaka’s official diagnosis was […]

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Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka released from hospital after taking line drive to head

The New York Yankees are relieved that starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is doing well after being drilled on the right side of his head by a Giancarlo Stanton line drive Saturday afternoon. “Masa had concussion-like symptoms that have since dissipated. He went through a battery of tests at the hospital; everything checked out well,” Yankees […]

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Everything you need to know as MLB’s 2020 season restart begins

It’s here. Finally. Spring training 2.0. Or make that summer camp. Or is it summer training? In any case, Major League Baseball begins its strange 2020 odyssey on Wednesday in the strangest of ways — but appropriate for the times: testing for a virus that didn’t exist a year ago. If cleared, workouts will begin […]

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Yankees optimistic concerning health of Aaron Judge, other star players

“We want these players to withstand a 60-game sprint over a 66-day schedule,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday on the eve of the first arrivals for what has been dubbed “summer camp” in Major League Baseball’s marketing deal. New York had been set to open March 26 at Baltimore with many of its […]

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Yankees ace Gerrit Cole gives up four homers in two innings

LAKELAND, Fla. — Gerrit Cole gave up homers on consecutive pitches to Detroit’s Travis Demeritte and Miguel Cabrera in the first inning on Thursday. Then Demeritte and Cabrera went deep against the New York Yankees ace on back-to-back pitches in the second. “Probably pleased with most of the pitches, just got blistered on a handful […]

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One thing to watch for all 30 teams as spring training begins

When spring training kicked off a year ago, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remained unsigned. The drama this year will center around the Houston Astros: their cheating scandal, reactions from other players about the Astros’ cheating scandal, the possibility of other teams throwing at Astros hitters in spring training, the counter-reaction from Astros pitchers and […]

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Back surgery sidelines starter James Paxton 3-4 months as Yankees spring training nears

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton is expected to miss three to four months after undergoing back surgery on Wednesday. The Yankees announced that Paxton underwent a microscopic lumbar discectomy and had a peridiscal cyst removed, addressing pain that started last season. The surgery was performed by Dr. Andrew Dossett in Dallas. Paxton left […]

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One 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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Yankees’ Domingo German gets 81-game ban for violating domestic violence policy

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German has been given an 81-game suspension for violating the MLB domestic violence policy, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday. German, who had already been placed on administrative leave for the final 18 games of the 2019 season, including nine postseason games, will sit out the first 63 games of the […]

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