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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday
The Sunday schedule renders a risky supply of arms but more reliable bats to fortify your lineup. Here they are, each available in at least half of all ESPN leagues. Luis Gil (R), rostered in 16% of ESPN leagues, New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners: The Yankees pitching has been ravaged with Gerrit Cole and […]
Continue readingBoston Red Sox end Domingo German’s no-hit bid in 8th inning, storm back to beat New York Yankees
BOSTON — Domingo German was simply dominating the Boston Red Sox. Never more so than in the seventh inning, when the New York Yankees right-hander struck out stars J.D. Martinez, Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts and rookie Jarren Duran. As German walked off the mound then with a no-hitter intact and a solid lead, there was […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees switch starter to Nick Nelson after Domingo German undergoes emergency root canal in Seattle
Nick Nelson started in place of German for the Yankees. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said German underwent the procedure on Wednesday morning and may be available to pitch out of the bullpen if needed. It may be that German slots back into the rotation on Friday when the Yankees open a three-game series in Houston […]
Continue readingAs pitchers decry MLB’s foreign-substance crackdown, unfazed commissioner Rob Manfred says changes ‘have gone very well’
NEW YORK — On-field exams of pitchers started Monday, a week after Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced a crackdown on unauthorized grip substances. How’s it going so far? Depends on who you ask. While players throughout baseball have offered several different takes — many have been outspoken and demonstrative, both in their media […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees trade 1B Mike Ford to Tampa Bay Rays for $100,000
Ford was designated for assignment Saturday when reliever Zack Britton was activated from the injured list. The money in the trade is payable July 1. Ford, who turns 29 on July 4, had a strong rookie season with the Yankees in 2019, hitting .259 with 12 homers and 25 RBI in 143 at-bats over 50 […]
Continue readingCan either of these teams win the AL East? How Red Sox, Yankees are overachieving — and underachieving
Expectations are only expectations. Coming into the 2021 MLB season, many baseball observers considered the American League East the New York Yankees’ division to lose. Fast forward two months and New York is looking up in the standings at three teams — the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees’ […]
Continue readingBoston Red Sox’s sweep highlights flaws of New York Yankees
In the first series of the 2021 season between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, the Red Sox went into Yankee Stadium and swept the Yankees in the Bronx for the first time since 2011, including a wild 6-5, 10-inning victory on Sunday. Some takeaways from the series … • If you think […]
Continue readingSan Francisco Giants acquire OF Mike Tauchman in trade with New York Yankees
The 30-year-old Tauchman, a veteran of five major league seasons, had a breakout year for the Yankees in 2019 when he set career bests with a .277 average, 13 home runs and 47 RBIs. But he hasn’t been able to replicate those stats since, slashing .242/.342/.305 during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and .214/.267/.286 in 16 […]
Continue readingFive teams that could take down the Dodgers this season
With that in mind, we asked five our ESPN MLB experts to each pick one team they think is best-suited to take down the Dodgers — in October, when it counts the most. While none of our experts necessarily expect this team to be better than L.A. for the 162-game long haul, they all made […]
Continue readingNew York Yankees’ Lucas Luetge ‘hard to deny’ after strong spring, Aaron Boone says
Luetge, 34, had a 1.74 ERA in nine spring training appearances. A left-hander, he allowed his only runs on a pair of solo homers by Toronto’s Teoscar Hernandez and Kevin Smith on March 21. He gave up eight hits in 10 1/3 innings with 18 strikeouts and two walks. New York had an opening for […]
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