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New York Yankees leave Miguel Andujar off roster for first-round playoff series
First baseman Mike Ford made the 28-man roster, as did left-hander Jordan Montgomery. Andujar hurt a shoulder last year and lost the third-base job to Gio Urshela, then returned from surgery and hit .242 with one homer and five RBIs in 62 at-bats. He last played Sept. 13 and was optioned to the alternate training […]
Continue readingBrian Cashman addresses struggling Yankees, says fans ‘deserve better baseball’
Cashman, who does not often travel with the Yankees, showed up in Buffalo to witness one of the worst losses his team has had this season. In a game they led 6-2, the Yankees’ bullpen imploded and gave up 10 runs in the sixth inning for their sixth loss in seven games, prompting the GM […]
Continue readingYankees’ Giancarlo Stanton shares fans’ frustrations after landing on IL again
This time the 30-year-old slugger was placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain that, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, has a recovery timeline of close to four weeks. “I am disappointed in myself. I would be disappointed if I was rooting for me. Words can’t really describe the disappointment I’ve had […]
Continue readingYankees’ Giancarlo Stanton to have MRI on injured hamstring
In the second game of a doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays, Stanton walked in the fourth inning and advanced to second base after a wild pitch. “When he moved up on the wild pitch, that’s where it tightened up on him,” Boone said after the 5-3 loss. “We’re going to get an MRI, but […]
Continue readingGerrit Cole fails to win 20th regular-season game in row as Yankees, Rays split doubleheader
The Yankees won the opener 8-4 as ace Gerrit Cole came within one strike of earning his 20th straight regular-season win. Cole, who had won his first three starts since signing a $324 million, nine-year contract in the offseason, took a 5-0 lead into the fifth inning but gave up three runs with two outs […]
Continue readingEx-Yankees manager Joe Girardi returns to Bronx ahead of Phillies debut
NEW YORK — Joe Girardi’s new path was evident Monday. And unfamiliar. So was the result. Girardi’s Philadelphia Phillies tied the New York Yankees 2-2 Monday night in a preseason exhibition after Mauricio Llovera allowed a solo home run in the ninth to pinch hitter Mike Ford. A tie was not what Girardi had envisioned […]
Continue readingAll the ways MLB teams could use new 26th man on the roster
The most intriguing MLB rule change, however, is the change from a 25-man roster through Aug. 31 to 26 players. I’ve long advocated for a change in roster size, an acknowledgement that pitcher usage — and the number of pitchers rostered — has changed dramatically in the last two-plus decades. For example, in 1977, six […]
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