Archive for May, 2016
Dustin Ackley Injury: Updates on Yankees 1B’s »
New York Yankees first baseman Dustin Ackley will miss the season and undergo surgery on a torn labrum suffered on May 29. Continue for updates. Surgery on the Horizon for Ackley Tuesday, May 31 Manager Joe Girardi said Ackley will have surgery to repair his torn labrum, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Ackley Struggling in [...]
Is 2009 or 2014 Spending Spree More to Blame for »
Zero. That's how many dollars the New York Yankees spent on major league free agents this winter. Considering they've got MLB's second-highest payroll and a well-earned reputation for cutting cartoonish checks, that's sort of a big deal. What gives? For one, New York is still recovering from a pair of recent spending sprees that added [...]
Hal Steinbrenner Comments on Yankees’ Struggles, »
The New York Yankees moved to 17-22 on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, but owner Hal Steinbrenner is not happy his team is in last place in the American League East. He specifically singled out the players while deflecting blame from manager Joe Girardi and the rest of the coaching staff, per ESPN.com: The first five [...]
Carlos Beltran Hits 400th Career Home Run: Latest »
New York Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran hit his 400th career home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox. The Bronx Bombers sent out this tweet after Beltran's blast: Beltran's milestone shot was a two-run homer and gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead. He launched a 2-2 fastball from Zach Duke over [...]
Luis Severino Injury: Updates on Yankees »
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino made an early exit from his start against the Chicago White Sox on Friday after suffering a triceps injury. He's been placed on the disabled list, per Jesse Spector of Sporting News. Continue for updates. Severino Won't Pick Up Baseball for Several Days Friday, May 13 Spector reported Severino won't [...]
Chase Headley Records 1st Extra-Base Hit of 2016 »
New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley ended a lengthy extra-base-hit drought Thursday with a second-inning two-run homer against the Kansas City Royals. Headley's last extra-base hit, a double, came on Sept. 27, 2015, against the Chicago White Sox, which breaks a streak of 124 plate appearances without such a result, per NBC Sports' [...]
What If the Yankees Became 2016 Trade-Deadline »
It's looking like not even the New York Yankees can outrun losing forever, and that raises a question. What would it look like if they decided to make the best of a bad situation? It's already easy to imagine the Yankees will have to cut their losses by becoming sellers on the summer trade market. They're following a return to the postseason in [...]
Aroldis Chapman Comments on 1st Appearance with »
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman made his debut against the Kansas City Royals on Monday and was flattered by the reaction he received from the home crowd. "It was incredible," he said through a translator, per ESPN.com's Andrew Marchand. The 28-year-old Cuban wowed the fans with his vintage 100-plus mph fastballs. Coming on in the ninth [...]
Aroldis Chapman’s Comeback Gives Lifeless »
Finally, over the weekend, the New York Yankees generated a little excitement. Finally, Yankee Stadium had some life in back-to-back wins over the Boston Red Sox. You'd have thought Aroldis Chapman was on the mound. Not yet, but soon enough. On Monday, Chapman's 30-game domestic violence suspension runs out. Soon, maybe even Monday night against [...]
Jacoby Ellsbury Injury: Updates on Yankees »
Jacoby Ellsbury's injury woes have cropped up again as the New York Yankees star outfielder left Friday's game against the Boston Red Sox with a hip injury. It's unclear when he'll return to the field. Continue for updates. Girardi Comments on Ellsbury's Injury, Recovery Timeline Saturday, May 7 Yankees manager Joe Girardi told [...]