Archive for August, 2016
Gary Sanchez Has 2nd-Most Hits Through 1st 22 Games in »
Fact: New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez went 3-for-5 on Friday, and hit his 10th home run of the season. Joe DiMaggio (39) is the only Yankee ever to have more hits through his first 22 career games than Sanchez (31). Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors [...]
Gary Sanchez Becomes 3rd-Fastest Player to Hit 10 »
New York Yankees rookie Gary Sanchez became the third-fastest player in Major League Baseball history to hit 10 career home runs with a two-run shot in the bottom of the fifth inning during Friday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles. With the Yankees already leading 10-1, Sanchez took a 1-0 pitch from Vance Worley and deposited it into the [...]
Gary Sanchez Looks Like True Franchise Cornerstone for »
New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has been a revelation. That statement is supported by a heap of numbers, but let's start with a single figure: two. That's how many times Sanchez—a 23-year-old rookie with fewer than 100 big league plate appearances to his name—was intentionally walked Wednesday. He also rapped two hits, including [...]
Gary Sanchez Sets Yankees Franchise Record with 8 Home »
The New York Yankees lost Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners, 7-5, but not before rookie catcher Gary Sanchez made history. Sanchez drilled a solo home run in the first inning and a two-run shot in the sixth to give him eight for the season. According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN.com, Sanchez’s eight homers in his first 19 games [...]
Nathan Eovaldi Injury: Updates on Yankees P’s »
The road to recovery for New York Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has begun after he underwent surgery on his right arm. Continue for updates. Eovaldi Has Tommy John Surgery Friday, Aug. 19 Per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Yankees announced Eovaldi had Tommy John surgery and underwent a procedure to repair his right flexor [...]
Yankees’ Youth Movement Could Lead to Shocking »
The New York Yankees waved the white flag at the trade deadline. They shifted into sell mode, abandoned all hope of making the playoffs this season and trained their gaze squarely on the future. Yeah...about that. The future is indeed bright in the Bronx. After all their wheeling and dealing, the Yankees boast the No. 1 farm system in baseball, [...]
Alex Rodriguez Officially Released by Yankees: Latest »
One day after getting a king's send-off at Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez is no longer a New York Yankees player. Per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the Yankees released Rodriguez prior to Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The move was expected and part of a plan New York put in place when Rodriguez and the team announced Friday would be his [...]
After a Farewell Night Like No Other, Is This Really »
NEW YORK — With most guys, the retirement announcement comes before the ceremony. No, not with most guys. With everyone. Everyone but Alex Rodriguez. It's always complicated with him, so of course it was complicated on the night that should mark the end of a brilliant if also monumentally flawed career. Of course the skies roared with [...]
Gary Sanchez Gives 1st Glimpse of Yankees’ »
There's not a lot of joy to be derived from the New York Yankees' present. Their 58-56 record is far from an Atlanta Braves-level disaster, but it marks the fourth year in a row they've been mired in mediocrity. And for the first time in a long time, they've accepted they need to make things worse to get better. When New York moved Aroldis [...]
Alex Rodriguez-Joe Girardi Drama Making Yankees »
Just when the New York Yankees allowed us to think we might be done forever with controversies centered around Alex Rodriguez, manager Joe Girardi pulled us back in. In case you've recently crawled out of a cave with no television and/or spotty Wi-Fi, we're in the final days of A-Rod's career. After 12 years of Alex's occasionally great, [...]