HOUSTON — Juan Soto had three hits capped by an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win Sunday that completed an opening four-game sweep of the Houston Astros. With the score 3-3, Gleyber Torres singled off closer Josh Hader (0-1) with two outs […]
Continue readingHOUSTON — That Juan Soto‘s first signature Yankee moment happened in his debut on Opening Day wasn’t far-fetched for a superstar with an uncanny ability to show out in the biggest moments. But for that moment to happen on a game-saving defensive play? That wasn’t a part of the script anyone, at least on the […]
Continue readingMEXICO CITY — When the New York Yankees take the field here Sunday against the hometown Diablos Rojos del México for the first of two exhibition games, the meeting will arguably qualify as the year’s biggest baseball event in the country. Yes, the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies follow with a regular-season series that actually […]
Continue readingNew York started spring training Wednesday still in search of its first title since 2009. The Yankees went 82-20 last year, nearly finishing with a losing record for the first time 1992. “Last year was not anything anyone in this organization wants or demands or expect,” the manager said Wednesday. “I would say we have […]
Continue readingWhen asked what he learned about his team during a difficult first year as captain, the five-time All-Star took a full 16 seconds before responding. From his locker at the far end of the New York Yankees clubhouse, Judge stood, his eyes scanning the room as his mind scanned everything that happened this year. “Honestly,” […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino needs season-ending wrist surgery, he told reporters Friday, while star slugger Aaron Judge is set to take batting practice Sunday as he works his way back from a toe injury. Trevino was placed on the 10-day injured list before Friday’s series opener against the visiting Kansas City Royals. New […]
Continue reading“I’ve never seen anyone do that before,” said one longtime New York Yankees staffer, who has worked for the team for nearly two decades. Projected as the first pick to the San Antonio Spurs in Thursday’s NBA draft, Wembanyama visited the Bronx to catch Tuesday night’s contest between the Yankees and Seattle Mariners, throwing the […]
Continue readingTHROUGHOUT THE 2022 SEASON, as much as New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said publicly he was not thinking about home run records, about the history around his chase, the legends of baseball lore found him anyway. Before a game against the Boston Red Sox in late September, Judge stood at his locker as a […]
Continue readingPHILADELPHIA — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado became the fourth infielder to win 10 consecutive Rawlings Gold Gloves when baseball’s winners for the sport’s most prestigious fielding awards were announced Tuesday on ESPN2 before Game 3 of the World Series. Arenado, 31, has won the National League’s Gold Glove at third base in […]
Continue readingWould 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 […]
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