The Yankees Are Built To Win — If They Can Stay Healthy
When the New York Yankees signed Gerrit Cole, one of the highest-profile free-agent pitchers in recent years, it seemed like they had made the single most important transaction they could to get past...
View ArticleBernie Williams Deserves More Credit For Making The Yankees A Dynasty
Any talk of the New York Yankees’ dynasty of the 1990s and early 2000s usually centers on the “Core Four”: shortstop Derek Jeter, closer Mariano Rivera, starter Andy Pettitte and catcher Jorge Posada....
View ArticleBaseball Will Be Weird This Year. But The Astros And Yankees Are Favorites In...
When Major League Baseball finally starts its 2020 season on July 23, it will be a very different kind of campaign than any we’ve seen in our lifetimes. Not only will it be much shorter than usual (60...
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The Yankees Finally Have The Dynamic Duo They Wanted
The New York Yankees of recent seasons haven’t exactly lacked for star power — or success, for that matter. Ever since transitioning out of the Derek Jeter/Alex Rodriguez Era in the mid-2010s, New York...
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MLB Starting Pitchers Will Have Less Rest This Postseason
Starting pitching tactics in baseball’s postseason, which starts today, often differ from those of the regular season. Because of the off days needed for travel between cities in a playoff series,...
View Article2021 MLB Preview: Our Guide To The American League
Baseball returns this week for what we can all hope is a more normal season after last year’s abbreviated 60-game, expanded-playoffs pandemic campaign. Accordingly, we’ve launched our 2021 MLB...
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The Yankees And Rays Own The AL East’s Best Rivalry Now
When the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays renew their hostilities over the weekend, they’ll play the opening games of what will end up being 19 total contests between the two rivals this season....
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The Yankees Have A Fundamental Problem: Their Fundamentals
After a shaky start to the 2021 season, the New York Yankees have gotten back to the business of winning recently, with victories in nine of their previous 12 games (including Tuesday’s 7-3 defeat of...
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The Most Disappointing Teams In MLB So Far
When the Minnesota Twins burst into the playoffs with 101 wins in 2019 — hitting an MLB-record 307 home runs — they were one of baseball’s most pleasant surprises. When they followed that up with the...
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The Yankees Are ‘Trusting The Process.’ That’s Been Hard This Season.
“A lot of good things happened tonight,” New York Yankees star Aaron Judge told reporters after the team’s Sunday night game against the rival Boston Red Sox. “A lot of good at-bats, a lot of clutch...
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Have The Yankees Gotten Better Or Luckier?
For the first few months of the 2021 MLB season, the New York Yankees resembled a sputtering car. Their usually loud bats were silent to start the season en route to a 5-10 record. They pulled things...
View ArticleWhat Are The Odds Of Each World Series Matchup?
The 2021 MLB regular season came down to its final day with a lot of potential for chaos — including a possible four-way tie for the American League’s two wild-card slots and contingency plans for...
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The Yankees Have A Great Defensive Catcher. Is He Poised For An Offensive...
MLB The Yankees Have A Great Defensive Catcher. Is He Poised For An Offensive Breakout? By Brian Menéndez Apr. 13, 2022, at 1:14 PM Kyle Higashioka could be ready for a breakout. Wendell Cruz / USA...
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The Future Finally Seems Brighter For The Baltimore Orioles
MLB The Future Finally Seems Brighter For The Baltimore Orioles By Howard Megdal Apr. 29, 2022, at 3:53 PM Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins are part of an exciting young core keeping hopes high...
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These 5 Breakout Pitchers Are (Probably) For Real
MLB These 5 Breakout Pitchers Are (Probably) For Real By Brian Menéndez May 9, 2022, at 10:11 AM PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER / GETTY IMAGES When May comes around, we can reliably count on at...
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The Underrated Career And Complicated Legacy Of Robinson Canó
MLB The Underrated Career And Complicated Legacy Of Robinson Canó By Neil Paine May 12, 2022, at 6:00 AM Robinson Canó was released by the Mets, likely bringing to an end a fruitful but blemished...
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This Is The Season Aaron Judge Has Long Promised The Yankees
MLB This Is The Season Aaron Judge Has Long Promised The Yankees By Neil Paine May 19, 2022, at 10:01 AM Aaron Judge is putting up MVP numbers so far for the Yankees. Patrick Smith / Getty Images From...
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Start Spreading The News, We Could Get Another Subway Series
MLB Start Spreading The News, We Could Get Another Subway Series It’s up to you, New York and New York. By Neil Paine Jun. 9, 2022, at 11:18 AM Could we get a repeat of the 2000 Subway Series this...
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The Yankees Are Partying Like It’s 1998
MLB The Yankees Are Partying Like It's 1998 By Neil Paine Jun. 24, 2022, at 10:00 AM Aaron Judge and the 2022 Yankees are in the conversation about the franchise’s best-ever teams. Tyler Schank /...
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The Yankees’ Newest Bullpen Star Is Grounding Opposing Hitters Into Dust
MLB The Yankees’ Newest Bullpen Star Is Grounding Opposing Hitters Into Dust By Alex Kirshner Jul. 14, 2022, at 6:00 AM Nobody gets opposing batters to ground out like Yankees reliever Clay Holmes....
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