Any dreams of a speedy return to the mound for reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole were dashed Thursday when the New York Yankees moved the right-hander to the 60-day injured list due to elbow inflammation. On March 16, Cole said he wouldn’t throw for three to four weeks in an effort […]
Continue readingBrasier’s deal, confirmed by multiple sources, is still pending the completion of a physical. Once he signs, Brasier would essentially swap places with Ferguson — obtained by the Yankees in exchange for lefty reliever Matt Gage and low-level pitching prospect Christian Zazueta Jr. — and join Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol and Joe Kelly […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Kyle Higashioka walks it off for the Yankees in the 13th inning with an RBI double. (0:57) NEW YORK — Sal Frelick raced back as Anthony Volpe hit a deep drive to right field and was fully aware of the short porch along with the larger Joey Wiemer charging in his […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — The New York Yankees extended a losing streak to nine for the first time in 41 years when Tommy Kahnle allowed a go-ahead homer to CJ Abrams with two outs in the eighth inning in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Winless since beating the Marlins on Aug. […]
Continue readingI got a text the other day from a friend: “The Yankees need to re-sign Aaron Small and Shawn Chacon.” It’s a running joke between us, a reference to the 2005 season, when the Yankees were 39-39 on June 1, not looking very good, and Aaron Small and Shawn Chacon popped up out of nowhere […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Luis Arraez paints the first-base line to tie the score and Jake Burger hits the winning single for the Marlins. (0:57) MIAMI — With seven weeks left in the season, the New York Yankees are running out of time. They are in last place in the American League East, and even […]
Continue readingThe Rangers have continued their climb up our weekly power rankings and have now usurped the Dodgers for the No. 2 spot, with the Rays holding steadfast at No. 1. But, with the roll Texas has been on as of late and its historic run differential, does it deserve to have the top spot? Meanwhile, […]
Continue readingCloser Kenley Jansen and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $32 million contract, sources told ESPN, bolstering a Boston bullpen that ranked among the worst in baseball during the 2022 season. Jansen, 35, spent 2022 with the Atlanta Braves after a dozen distinguished seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He led […]
Continue readingTogether they halted the momentum of a San Diego Padres team that had forced itself back into a game that seemed primed for a blowout, contributing four scoreless, mostly dominant innings in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 victory in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Tuesday night. The Dodgers, historically dominant throughout […]
Continue readingLOS ANGELES — Craig Kimbrel, an eight-time All-Star with 394 career saves, was left off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ initial postseason roster on Tuesday, a somewhat expected outcome given his season-long struggles in the ninth inning. The Dodgers are expected to go with a closer-by-committee this month, beginning with a National League Division Series matchup […]
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