Making pitching change for Yanks is ... wait, who's this?
TAMPA, Fla. -- The familiar figure made the slow trudge across the first-base foul line Monday afternoon, prompting an ovation from those who watched similar scenes countless times during the Yankees’ last dynasty. Joe Torre pointed toward the right-field bullpen, making his first pitching change for the franchise in more
Torre highlights Yankee icons in camp this spring
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Updated projection for the Yankees' Opening Day roster
TAMPA, Fla. -- The bright optimism of the early days at Yankees camp has given way to a harsh new reality: The club must pivot to a different Opening Day starting pitcher in the wake of Gerrit Cole's right elbow injury. While Cole continues to undergo testing this week, attempting
Yankees land THREE prospects on All-Spring Breakout Team
The first-ever Spring Breakout is in the books and if these four days of prospect spotlight showcases mean anything, the future of the game is in very good hands. On Monday, MLB announced the inaugural All-Spring Breakout Team, composed of 30 players across 18 organizations (six teams did not play
Warren 'hit in the mouth,' then gets back up
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For Yankees manager Aaron Boone, there are some players he identifies as having a big league aura, even if they have yet to take the field in a Major League game. Will Warren is one of those players. “I’m overstating it, but I sometimes feel like
1 player from each team making a big impression this spring
As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,
These prospects stood out most in Spring Breakout
As the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend comes to a close, there was no shortage of talent on display. With dozens of Top 100 prospects and nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up the team Top 30 prospects lists taking part, each club was well represented … but a
Relieved Cole set for rest and rehab with ailing elbow
TAMPA, Fla. -- The anxiety and tension that Gerrit Cole experienced throughout his cross-country flight lifted as he walked out of the Los Angeles offices of Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Thursday afternoon, replaced by relief that Tommy John surgery had been ruled out. Instead, the right-hander was diagnosed with nerve
Cortes gets Opening Day nod for Yankees: 'It's special'
TAMPA, Fla. -- It’s no easy task to replace Gerrit Cole, but the Yankees are hoping that Nestor Cortes will bring the “nasty” on Opening Day. Cortes has been announced as the Yankees’ starter for the March 28 season opener against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. He will fill
Yankees Magazine: Family Vacation
Oswaldo Cabrera is, by nature, a happy fellow, always smiling, always demonstrating genuine glee and good cheer. He has such a disarming “aww shucks” energy that it almost made his 2022 breakout somehow even more inconceivable. Where did this kid come from, and how is he doing this? Even as
Jones owns Spring Breakout with pair of towering homers
TAMPA, Fla. -- Spencer Jones stole the show with a two-homer performance in the inaugural Spring Breakout game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Saturday afternoon, offering yet another glimpse of the light-tower power that appears to have the Yankees’ prospect headed for stardom. Ranked as the club’s No. 2
Judge (abdominal discomfort) hopes to be 'game-ready for Opening Day'
TAMPA, Fla. -- There were about a dozen media members encircling Aaron Judge’s locker at Yankees camp on Friday afternoon when a hand clutching a smartphone wedged through the crowd, accompanied by a booming voice that delivered the most unexpected question of the day. “Aaron,” said first baseman/reporter Anthony Rizzo,
These 12 teams won the MLB offseason
The Dodgers and Padres will play games that count in the 2024 Seoul Series this week, while prominent free agents are still available, while 28 teams are still in their camps in Florida and Arizona. So, the regular season, Hot Stove season and Spring Training season are ALL HAPPENING AT
Cole likely to avoid Tommy John surgery (source)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Given the circumstances, Gerrit Cole's trip to the West Coast has yielded the best possible news for him and the Yankees. The ace right-hander does not require Tommy John surgery and can treat his ailing right elbow conservatively, with the hope of returning to the rotation in
Stroman stays on schedule, won't start Yanks' Opening Day
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Gerrit Cole’s absence at the top of the rotation has created numerous issues for the Yankees, not the least of which is the identity of their Opening Day starter two weeks from now. It won’t be Marcus Stroman, who was offered the chance before general manager Brian
You have to see bobblehead Yanks will give away on 'Seinfeld Night'
The Yankees are set to pay tribute to one of their most famous (fictional) employees when they host Seinfeld Night at Yankee Stadium on July 5. In celebration of the iconic 1990s TV series, the first 18,000 fans in attendance will receive a George Costanza bobblehead. Costanza, of course, worked
Yanks' Mexico trip features big reunions for Soto, González
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Juan Soto is among the Yankees stars expected to travel for the upcoming split-squad trip to Mexico City, with exhibitions scheduled for March 24 and 25 against the Diablos Rojos del México at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium. DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Trevino and Alex Verdugo are
1 under-the-radar Spring Breakout prospect for each club
Spring Breakout begins Thursday with a pair of the showcase event's 16 games set to kick things off. Headlined by the best and brightest prospects in the game, Spring Breakout will feature no shortage of household names: 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players
'The stuff showed up': Rodón gains confidence in latest start
TAMPA, Fla. -- Carlos Rodón can tell you all about the vacancy that now exists at the top of the Yankees’ rotation. He has listened and learned in the clubhouse all spring, where Gerrit Cole has sat just four feet to his right, delivering frequent soliloquies on the art of
Can Yanks survive without Cole? History says they can ... and more
Gerrit Cole is perhaps as important to his club as any player in the game, and that includes position players along with pitchers. The Yankees already have Aaron Judge, who hit 62 home runs and was MVP in the American League the season before last. They brought in Juan Soto
Judge taking break from swinging bat after getting MRI on abs
TAMPA, Fla. – Aaron Judge underwent an MRI on Monday after reporting discomfort in his abdominal area and expects to resume swinging a bat later this week, with the Yankees outfielder saying that his goal is to be ready for Opening Day. “We ran tests, and everything came back good,”
Lombard Jr.'s two-sport upbringing fueling his Spring Training burst
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Soto sends latest spring moon shot to the highway
TAMPA, Fla. -- Aaron Judge said he had the best view in the house for Juan Soto’s 447-foot, three-run homer on Sunday afternoon. The rest of the Yankees also found no lousy vantage point from which to view that one. “Oh, my goodness. That was probably one of the farthest