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Sidd Finch and the Best April Fools Joke Ever
Sidd Finch was labeled as the greatest pitcher ever before anyone saw him throw a professional pitch. He came out of nowhere when the New Y0rk Mets signed him before spring training in 1985, and Mets fans — and the rest of baseball — went crazy. Fans were jumping with joy that the Mets had acquired this talent to pitch alongside Dwight Gooden, and media members went rushing to spring training to cover this phenom.
Valentine's Day His & Hers Gift Guide
Valentine's Day His & Hers Gift Guide If you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for the ballplayer or baseball fan in your life, we’ve got you covered. Check out the Baseball Lifestyle 101 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide below to give the gift of baseball this Valentine’s Day.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz 9/20/17: Wild Card Lead Continues To Grow
In Wednesday, September 20, 2017’s edition of New York Yankees Bronx Bomber Buzz, we take a look at an update regarding where the Yankees stand in the playoff race for both the Wild Card and the AL East. Regarding the possibility of winning the division, the probability keeps getting smaller as the days go by. The Yankees just can’t seem to win on days when Boston loses, however, they are still keeping pace nicely.
Yankees Shouldn’t Be Worrying When It Comes To Greg Bird
Greg Bird has struggled with staying healthy consistently over the past three seasons. The 24-year-old first baseman had a lingering shoulder injury his rookie season in 2015 that ended up costing him all of the 2016 season. A foot injury this spring that lingered into the summer has limited him to just 38 games this season. Bird started off the season with just six hits in 60 at-bats (.100/.250/.200), and many used the undiagnosed foot injury as an excuse for his rough start.
Are The Yankees Making A Mistake By Pushing Up Luis Severino?
Once again, the New York Yankees have shuffled their starting rotation in the middle of their hunt for an American League postseason spot. After scheduling ace Luis Severino for Friday night in Toronto, manager Joe Girardi is switching him back his formerly scheduled start against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. New York had originally scheduled their 23-year-old stud to start at the Rogers Centre on Friday in order to line him up to make to pitch in a potential AL Wild Card game on Oct. 3.
Dellin Betances' Postseason Role Is Pretty Obvious For Yankees
The New York Yankees’ bullpen has had its ups and downs this year, but among those inconstancies have emerged two constants. Surprisingly, those reliable arms haven’t been the ones the Yankees threw a combined $24 million on in Aroldis Chapman and Dellin Betances. Lower tier arms like Chad Green and Adam Warren have stepped up and carried the bullpen during its darkest times this season.
New York Yankees Further Clog Middle Infield Depth With International Free Agent Signing
The New York Yankees are largely considered one of the top organizations that utilize the international free agent market. That trend has continued this summer. After making a number of transactions throughout July, the Yankees inked who many believe is the best hitter in the class: middle infielder Ronny Rojas. The Dominican native — who MLB Pipeline considers the 11th-best international prospect — turned just 16 on August 23.
Pair Of Veterans Playing Key Role In New York Yankees Push For Playoffs
2017 has been all about the Baby Bombers for the New York Yankees. Whether it’s Aaron Judge‘s monstrous first half, Luis Severino‘s rise to Cy Young award consideration or Gary Sanchez emerging as one of baseball’s best offensive catchers, the new generation of Yankees is a reason why their magic number to clinch a postseason berth stands at 13. Yet, as October draws near, it’s undeniable that the youngsters need some guidance. A presence on the 25-man roster that has been there before.
New York Yankees Do Just Enough To Win Series Against The Tampa Bay Rays At Citi Field
The New York Yankees drew first blood in the top of the second inning. Their four hits and three runs in the inning were more than they could muster up in last night’s defeat. Starlin Castro broke out of his 0-14 slump with a leadoff single in the top of the second inning. Jacoby Ellsbury followed Castro’s lead with a single of his own to put runners on the corners with no outs.
Exploring New York Yankees' Use of Chad Green
To Joe Girardi and the New York Yankees, the grass is always greener when Chad Green is on the mound. I mean, look at his stats. He’s been absolutely incredible this season. As of late, Girardi has made some questionable decisions regarding the 6-foot-3 right hander, including putting him in earlier in games and, most recently, during blowouts. On the surface, it’s absolutely absurd. He is arguably the most dominant pitcher in that bullpen and you bring him out during an 8-1 game?
New York Yankees: Todd Frazier Trolls Rays Fan With Celebration (Video)
Todd Frazier has been slowly growing in the eyes of New York Yankees fans. At first, they were extremely displeased that Frazier was traded to the Yankees. However, Frazier may have just won over several Yankees fans today when he used his celebration as a way to mock one disgruntled Rays fan on live television. Remember this guy? He stole the show on Monday night’s game by showing his distaste for the Yankees’ latest home run. And who hit that home run? Todd Frazier, of course.
New York Yankees Waste Spectacular Outing from Sonny Gray in 2-1 Loss
The two runs that Sonny Gray allowed would prove fatal as the New York Yankees fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1. Two bad pitches, his first and one of his last. Gray allowed two solo home runs in Tuesday night’s loss, but otherwise was spectacular and everything the Yankees had hoped for. This time, it was their offense that failed them. The Yankees got on the board in the top of the first inning. Aaron Judge drew his American League-leading 110th walk and advanced on a weak groundout by Gary Sanchez.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz, 9/11/17: There's No Place Like Home?
With southern Florida being devastated by Hurricane Irma, Major League Baseball moved the New York Yankees series against the Tampa Bay Rays to Citi Field, beginning on Monday evening. This is the second time this season that a series had to be relocated due to a natural disaster. The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers had moved from Houston to Tampa Bay at the end of August. Gary Sanchez clubbed two home runs in Sunday’s victory over the Texas Rangers, giving him a total of 30 for the year.
Forming A Football Team Using New York Yankees’ Players
This week marked the first week of the 2017-18 National Football League season and the New York Yankees celebrated in style by running the scoreboard with 16 runs against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. For those counting at home, that offensive output outscored seven NFL teams that played on Sunday and what the Giants and Jets were able to score combined. While the Yankees celebrated NFL Kickoff, I was thinking about what a football team made up of Yankee players would actually look like.
How MLB Must Handle Red Sox After Apple Watch Use On Yankees
One of Major League Baseball’s greatest rivalries was in need of some spice and Apple watches, of all things, did the job. According to a report by the New York Times, the Boston Red Sox admitted to the league that they relayed signals from the New York Yankees catchers to their dugout from another member of the organization, who was presumably watching the catcher’s signs from another location. The report states that the information was sent to a trainer’s Apple Watch.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz 9/6/17: Erma Could Shift Rays Series
With a potentially historically devastating Hurricane Erma set to hit Florida sometime on Friday, the upcoming series with the Tampa Bay Rays might possibly be moved. With the recent images of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey fresh in our minds, we’ve all been reminded how something like the New York Yankees and sports takes a back seat to real life.
Behind Chase Headley's Incredible Second Half Surge For The New York Yankees
The story of the first half of the season for the New York Yankees was undoubtedly Aaron Judge. His majestic home runs and ability to hit almost any pitch out of the ballpark and into orbit captivated the game. He was the most feared slugger at the break and looked like he was going to re-write the record books. Then the All-Star Break and Home Run Derby happened, leading Judge into a disastrous slump…one which he is still trying to recover from.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz 9/5/17: Tyler Austin To Re-Join Team
The New York Yankees will call up Tyler Austin to the big league club on Tuesday, manager Joe Girardi said. This will be Austin’s third stint with the Yankees in 2017. Austin homered twice during the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Railriders’ loss to the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Austin put together a .275/.342/.544 slash line with 10 home runs and 32 runs batted in during his 42 games with the Railriders this season.
Matt Holliday's Leadership More Valuable Than Bat for New York Yankees
When the New York Yankees inked Matt Holliday to a one-year, $13 million contract, the move was met with raised eyebrows. Bringing in a 37-year-old right hander for the sole purpose of serving as a designated hitter is ridiculous. In fact, I heard people were assuming that Chris Carter would be a better option for production (yes, seriously). Now in the thick of a playoff race and the beginning of September, Holliday’s season had its ups and downs.
New York Yankees: Starlin Castro Out of Lineup, At Dentist
Instead of being a thorn in someone’s side, Starlin Castro has a pain in his mouth. The New York Yankees second baseman apparently lost a tooth last evening. According to Bryan Hoch, Castro lost a tooth last evening and has been at the dentist for four hours. But what is with the Yankees and their teeth? First Aaron Judge and now Castro? However, according to Brendan Kuty of NJ.com, it was a fake tooth. And it also doesn’t seem to be a baseball-related injury. I mean, what was he eating?
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz, 9/2/17: 'Berning' Down The House
When you think New York Yankees baseball, what comes to mind? Derek Jeter? Pinstripes? The seemingly endless reign of the Evil Empire? While this is all true, a huge part of this organization was one of the lesser publicized guys, Bernie Williams. Well, Bernie made a visit to the Bronx to show off his post-baseball career. Didn’t know Bernie Williams was a musician? Would you think he would be as incredible as he really is?
New York Yankees Can't Rally Off Doug Fister, Fall To Boston Red Sox
The New York Yankees were unable to build on a series-opening win on Thursday night and fell to the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4-1 in front of a Yankee Stadium crowd of 42,332. New York scratched off a run thanks to back-to-back doubles by Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge off Doug Fister, but was unable to do much else off the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz 9/1/17: Fans Coming In Waves in 2017
People will come, Brian Cashman. They most certainly will come. New York Yankees fans have been coming out in waves to support the Bombers. The team has drawn almost 2.5 million fans in their 61 home games. The Yankees are on pace to draw nearly 3.3 million fans this season, which would be a 250,000 increase from 2016 and their highest total since 2014. The Yankees only trail the Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants in average attendance.
New York Yankees Announce First Wave Of Call-Ups
The New York Yankees announced their first wave of 40-man call ups as the rosters expanded on Friday and called up five players from the minor leagues. Matt Holliday (back) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list, Ben Heller, Bryan Mitchell and Jordan Montgomery were recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Erik Kratz was signed to a major league contract. Nothing is surprising, by any means.
New York Yankees: CC Sabathia Triggers Red Sox Legend Jim Rice
CC Sabathia called out the Red Sox during the New York Yankees 6-2 victory, triggering Red Sox legend Jim Rice against the veteran southpaw. CC Sabathia delivered a huge start in the New York Yankees‘ series opener against the Boston Red Sox, going six strong innings and allowing only one earned run. Sabathia had a fire under his belt since the first inning and cameras caught him yelling into the Red Sox dugout after ending the first inning.
New York Yankees: CC Sabathia Provides Legendary Response To Jim Rice
CC Sabathia has always been the New York Yankees player voted “Most Likely to Not Give a Crap About the Media.” In fact, he just absolutely torched them. With Boston Red Sox legend Jim Rice responding harshly to Sabathia calling the Sox “weak” for attempting to bunt on him all night on Thursday, Rice didn’t hold back. Unwilling to be outdone, Sabathia made his response today, much to everyone’s entertainment. Sabathia ended up using the joke against him to make Rice look like an even bigger joke.
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Jacoby Ellsbury Providing Welcoming Signs For The New York Yankees
You don’t have to go too far back to when Jacoby Ellsbury was written off as a fourth outfielder for the New York Yankees. Struggling immensely to stay in the lineup, let alone live up to the digits on his paycheck, the $153-million man lost his starting gig to Aaron Hicks earlier in the season. Now, as the pennant race heats up here in late August, Ellsbury may be finding more playing time due to his key contributions as of late and a pair of slumping Bombers.
Matt Holliday Taking Steps Toward New York Yankees Return
Matt Holliday (left lumbar strain) has been on the disabled list since August 5 but is about to take the next step toward returning to the New York Yankees. According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the Yankees are “planning to bump him up” from High-A Tampa, where he is currently rehabbing, to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Luis Severino Can't Outduel Corey Kluber As New York Yankees Fall To Indians (Highlights)
The Tribe belted four home runs and got an outstanding start from Corey Kluber to defeat Luis Severino and the New York Yankees. Jose Ramirez led the charge, crushing two of the four home runs and making numerous impressive defensive plays in the process. After a quick two outs from Severino to start the ballgame, Jose Ramirez took a 98 MPH fastball over the right-center field wall to give the Indians an early 1-0 lead. Kluber responded with two perfect innings, collecting three strikeouts.
3 Prices The New York Yankees Will Probably Pay For The Brawl
On Thursday afternoon, one of the most feisty yet entertaining baseball fights went down between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Tensions rose after a Gary Sanchez home run, his fourth of the series, was followed by a plunking by Tigers’ starter Michael Fulmer during Sanchez’s next at-bat.
New York Yankees: Pedro Martinez Chimes In On Potential Fate Of Gary Sanchez
Following the aftermath of the New York Yankees/Detroit Tigers brawl on Thursday afternoon, Hall-of-Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez commented on what’s next for Gary Sanchez: For those out of the loop, Sanchez got in the middle of a bench-clearing brawl initiated by Miguel Cabrera via a shove to Austin Romine and threw some cheap shots. He threw a punch to a pinned-down Miggy and then later hit a defenseless Nicholas Castellanos in the head.
The New York Yankees' CC Sabathia: A Career Retrospective
Although the New York Yankees are 2-4 in their previous six games against the Boston Red Sox, one of those two victories was achieved with CC Sabathia looking the part of a savvy ace on the mound. In his most recent start at Fenway Park, Sabathia managed a quality start, allowing four hits, two runs and one walk in six innings of work, striking out four batters.
A Poem For Brett Gardner, the New York Yankees' Birthday Boy
One of the most underrated players on the New York Yankees, Brett Gardner has not by any means been a superstar. He hasn’t drawn in the MVP votes or been recognized by the sport of baseball, besides his Gold Glove last year. And today, the longest-tenured Yankee celebrates his 34th birthday, making him officially “over-the-hill” in baseball terms. Yet, we still love the speedy jokester who inhabits left field at Yankee Stadium, regardless of whether he’s slumping or hitting bombs.
New York Yankees Midday Brawl With Detroit Tigers Ends In 10-6 Defeat (Highlights)
In a game that saw the New York Yankees fall to the Detroit Tigers 10-6 at Comerica Park today, the two teams were obviously excited about the Mayweather/McGregor fight this weekend and put on a pay-per-view act of their own. The benches cleared three times; two Yankee coaches and three players were ejected, while only two Tigers hit the showers early. Dellin Betances‘ ejection was the turning point for the Tigers, leading them to take a late lead they would never relinquish.
New York Yankees: J-Lo Assisting A-Rod In Return To Baseball Quest (Video)
The former Yankees slugger posted a video on his Instagram account of him working out with girlfriend Jennifer Lopez. The couple, known as J-Rod or A-Lo or some other terrible combination of their nicknames, actually show some nice form as they do some raised push ups and medicine ball twists. Pushups are hard enough, let alone with another human being on your back. A-Rod shows that he still has a lot of strength left in him.
New York Yankees: Miguel Cabrera, Austin Romine Spark Bench-Clearing Brawl (Video)
It all began when Gary Sanchez hit his 27th home run of the season in the top of the fourth inning. When Sanchez stepped up again in the fifth, the first offering from Michael Fulmer landed on Sanchez’s hip. Sanchez didn’t make a big deal out of it and took his base. Things started to get testy in the bottom of the sixth inning when Tommy Kahnle threw a fastball behind Miguel Cabrera. Both Kahnle and manager Joe Girardi were ejected.
New York Yankees: Aaron Judge’s Front Hip Doesn’t Lie (Film Room)
Insanity is trying the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. That seems to be the problem with New York Yankees‘ rookie Aaron Judge, who is in the middle of a catastrophic second half. His issue lies before he even swings the bat. Aaron Judge was the clear favorite for American League Most Valuable Player at the All-Star break. He was slashing .329/.448/.691 with an MLB-best 30 home runs. He seemed like he was destined to put up historic numbers.
Gary Sanchez, Not Judge, Is The New York Yankees Most Valuable HR Hitter
The praise for Aaron Judge in the first half of the season was deafening. It was loud enough to drown out the rest of the New York Yankees’ team accomplishments. While the spotlight shone solely on Judge, Gary Sanchez was waiting in the wings for his time to shine. Despite an early injury, Sanchez has quickly proven that he’s the Baby Bomber launching the most valuable home runs. Wait…but Judge has 37 home runs. He leads the American League in bombs and owns Statcast this season.
Jeff Hendrix Thriving With Double-A Trenton Since Promotion From High-A Tampa
Outfield prospect Jeff Hendrix was part of the plethora of organizational moves that the New York Yankees made following the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. After fellow prospect Nick Solak and he both powered their ways through the competition at High-A Tampa, they both earned themselves a promotion to Double-A Trenton. The 24-year-old Hendrix was named as the No. 29 prospect in the Yankees farm system prior to the 2017 season by FanGraphs.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz, 8/22/17: A-A-Ron Gets A Shoutout
The New York Yankees had an off day and a rare solar eclipse occurred. And much like Aaron Hicks, you can’t stare at it without shades because that star shines far too bright. Last week, the Yankees released their player jerseys for this upcoming Player’s Weekend, complete with nicknames for each individual NYY player.
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Yankees: Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier: Different, Yet Similar Players
While the Yankees two biggest outfield prospects are physically different, statistically they are similar, but not in a good way. Clint Frazier and Aaron Judge are two of the Yankees major prospects, and both are ranked in the top 50 prospects by MLB Pipeline. Frazier was placed at 24, while Judge at 45, respectably. They join five other Yankees on the top 100-prospect list, tied for the most prospects in the list by a single team, with seven.
Who Will Play Right Field for the Yankees In 2017?
With Brett Gardner in left and Jacoby Ellsbury in center, who will patrol right field for the New York Yankees during the 2017 season? One of the Yankees biggest questions for the upcoming 2017 season is who is going to play right field? The position belonged to Carlos Beltran until he was ultimately traded to Texas, and Aaron Hicks took over, playing a majority of games until Aaron Judge was called up. Hicks and Judge would split time after his call up.
Is Yankees Catcher Gary Sanchez a Realistic MVP Contender in 2017?
After an impressive rookie year in 2016, will New York Yankees youngster Gary Sanchez be a factor in the 2017 American League MVP race? There is no questioning Gary Sanchez was the best player on the New York Yankees last year after being promoted to the big league club in August. He was the primary reason the team was able to make an unlikely run at a postseason spot despite selling many of their best players at the trade deadline.
Was Signing Matt Holliday the Right Choice for Yankees?
After trading away Brian McCann to the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees were seeking a power bat to fill the hole in the middle of their lineup. Power is something the Yankees were missing all of 2016 until Gary Sanchez was called up. With no one on the team hitting more than 22 home runs or driving in 70 runs, adding another productive bat to the lineup next year was a necessity. With a bald head and clean-shaven face, Matt Holliday fits the Yankee look quite well.
Yankees Options After Releasing Nathan Eovaldi
The news that Nathan Eovaldi would require his second Tommy John surgery in August was devastating for a New York Yankees rotation that was already full of question marks. When it was revealed that he would require the entire 2017 season to rehab, it became just a matter of time before the team cut ties with the talented starter.
With Brian McCann Gone, What Should the Yankees Do at DH?
By trading away Brian McCann, general manager Brian Cashman answered a lot of questions in regards to the Yankees catching situation. After a stellar rookie season, Gary Sanchez was named the starting catcher, and now appears will have the position all to himself. After losing his job behind the plate, Brian McCann took over as the team’s primary designated hitter, but after his departure, that job is up for grabs.
Signing Yoenis Cespedes Would Address the Yankees Power Concerns
On Wednesday, rumors broke that Yoenis Cespedes would opt out of his lucrative two-year, $47 million contract with the New York Mets and become a free agent. He joins a number of big free agent bats, including Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, and Mark Trumbo. Could Cespedes find himself back in New York, but this time playing for the Yankees? After his announcement that he would elect free agency, Cespedes immediately became the top free agent in the class of 2017.
Yankees Fans: Who Should Bat Leadoff in 2017?
One of the Yankees biggest struggles last season was their inability to get the lead-off man on base, thus limiting their ability to score runs early. During the 162 game season, Jacoby Ellsbury and Brett Gardner split the lead-off duties, with Aaron Hicks making a guest appearance for a game in May, but that was it. With Ellsbury and Gardner having their best playing days behind them, who should lead off for the Bronx Bombers in 2017?
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