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Hal Steinbrenner plans to have Aaron Boone return to Yankees
TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner plans to keep Aaron Boone as his manager. “As far as Boone’s concerned, we just signed him and for all the same reasons I listed a year ago, I believe he is a very good manager,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday as he left the Yankees player development […]
Continue readingFrankie Montas addition among Yankees’ ALCS roster tweaks
The No. 1-seeded Astros, on the other hand, made only one addition, with both teams going with an even split between pitchers and position players with 13 apiece. The Yankees chose to include one more pitcher for the best-of-seven ALCS, one less than they had for the division series against Cleveland in which they got […]
Continue readingYankees’ DJ LeMahieu not on ALDS roster; Matt Carpenter back
NEW YORK — The Yankees finalized their American League Division Series roster and will take on the Cleveland Guardians without the services of infielder DJ LeMahieu. LeMahieu is still dealing with the lingering effects of the nagging toe inflammation that affected him throughout the second half, forcing manager Aaron Boone to leave him off the […]
Continue readingLuis Severino tosses seven innings of no-hit ball as New York Yankees defeat Texas Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees starter Luis Severino was in full ace form at Globe Life Field on Monday night, when he completed seven innings in his longest career no-hit bid. Severino threw 94 pitches and struck out seven batters in the Yankees’ 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. Miguel Castro, fresh off the […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees clinch sixth straight playoff berth on walk-off single, but ‘job’s not finished’
After Aaron Judge fell a few feet short of a record-tying 61st homer, New York Yankees fans received the best possible consolation prize on Thursday when Josh Donaldson delivered a 10th-inning single to clinch the team’s sixth straight playoff berth. With pinch-runner Marwin Gonzalez at second as the automatic runner, Kaleb Ort (0-2) intentionally walked […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees put Aroldis Chapman on IL; DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton also dealing with injuries
LeMahieu was scratched with left wrist discomfort and Stanton exited a 7-6, 11-inning win over Baltimore with right calf tightness. Major league-leading New York also placed closer Aroldis Chapman on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with left Achilles tendinitis and activated catcher Kyle Higashioka from the COVID-19 IL before ending a season-worst three-game skid. LeMahieu […]
Continue readingWorld Series 2021 – How Martin Maldonado saved the Houston Astros’ season by not swinging
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves had a plan. With a 5-4 lead and an open base to work with in the top of the fifth inning of World Series Game 5, they figured they could get out of a jam by intentionally walking No. 7 hitter Alex Bregman to get to the Houston Astros’ light-hitting […]
Continue readingAstros recover from Atlanta Braves’ first-inning grand slam, send World Series back to Houston for Game 6
ATLANTA — It’s almost a cliché to say that a team which falls behind 3-1 in a best-of-seven playoff series has been pushed to the brink. If that’s the case, the Houston Astros went to the brink and a little beyond and survived to tell about it. The Astros bounced back from a first-inning grand […]
Continue reading2021 World Series Game 5: Best moments from Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves
Every time the Houston Astros have put out a stinker of an offensive performance this postseason, they come storming back, reminding everyone why they topped all of baseball in runs scored this season. The Astros came back to life on Sunday night for a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the […]
Continue readingAtlanta Braves, Houston Astros finalize rosters prior to Game 1 of World Series
Infielder Marwin Gonzalez was added to Houston’s roster, and outfielder Jake Meyers was dropped. In addition, Astros manager Dusty Baker has named rookie right-hander Luis Garcia as the starter for Game 3. Wright has not made a major league appearance since June 23. The 26-year-old last pitched on Oct. 2, throwing seven shutout innings for […]
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