With five weeks of the 2015 MLB season complete, we've gotten a pretty good look at the post-Derek Jeter New York Yankees. And sappiness be damned, they just don't quite look the same without him.
There's one way, however, that this has been a very, very good thing.
With Jeter safely retired—and evidently disconnected altogether—Yankees skipper Joe Girardi has an option that eluded him in The Captain's final season in 2014: The option to place center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and left fielder Brett Gardner in the top two spots in the lineup. ...
New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda struck out 16 batters in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles, setting a franchise record for the most strikeouts without any walks in a single game, per ESPN Stats & Info.
The 26-year-old improved to 5-0 on the season, allowing one run on six hits over seven innings, with a second-inning home run off the bat of Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy responsible for that lone run.
Pineda threw 81 of his 111 pitches for strikes, getting 21 called strikes, 22 swinging strikes, 27 foul balls ...
If there were any doubts about which pitcher anchors the New York Yankees' starting staff, Michael Pineda answered them Sunday.
The big right-hander defined dominant in a 6-2 win over the division-rival Baltimore Orioles, allowing one earned run in seven innings with no walks and an eye-popping 16 strikeouts.
That's the second-most punch-outs in a single game in the Yankees' storied history, per MLB.com's Danny Knobler. It brought Pineda's strikeout total for the season to 54 in 46.1 innings. Pair that with a 2.72 ERA and 1.010 WHIP, and you've got an ace ...
Alex Rodriguez stands alone in fourth place on the all-time home run list after hitting his 661st bomb against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankees Stadium on Thursday, passing Willie Mays.
The majority of the focus, and controversy, surrounding A-Rod has been about the long ball and performance-enhancing drug use. Lost in the shuffle is the fact that the Yankees slugger can surpass a handful of other lofty milestones this season as well.
Stephen Nelson and Scott Miller break down A-Rod's assault on the record books in this video, presented by Jim Beam.Read ...
Mark it down in the history books: On May 7, 2015, on a pleasant spring evening at Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays on the all-time home run list.
Whatever your reaction—anger, excitement, indifference—it happened, another milestone in the rearview mirror.
Let's give credit where it's due: A-Rod's home run wasn't merely historic; it broke a 2-2 tie in the third inning. He also drove in a run in the first with a deep sacrifice fly, in a game the Yankees ultimately won 4-3 over the division-rival Baltimore Orioles.
And it was ...
Hey, remember when the New York Yankees were doomed—too old, too tired, too injury-riddled to compete in the American League East?
So much for that.
After defeating the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Sunday night, the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of their old, bitter rivals at Fenway Park. And more importantly, the Bronx Bombers moved to 16-9 on the season.
That's good enough for first place in the division, three games up on the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles and four games ahead of Boston.
On Sunday, the Bombers banged out 14 ...
It's official now. Alex Rodriguez owns 660 career home runs, tying him with Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list. From here, he has only Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds to catch.
Don't feel much like celebrating? Well, you're certainly not alone. A man hitting 660 home runs should be a big deal that has us all saying grand things about the greatness of said man's legacy. But due to the context in which A-Rod's legacy has been written, to do that in this situation would be a ...
First place in the American League East will be on the line this weekend at Fenway Park in Boston as the division-leading New York Yankees (13-9) visit the Red Sox (12-10) in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.
Despite losing five of their past eight games to fall out of first place in the AL East, Boston remains one of the favorites to win the AL Pennant at 11-2 odds on the MLB betting futures. New York has improved slightly to 10-1 from 18-1 on April 15.
The Yankees have ...
Now the New York Yankees can fear the worst.
A heavy part of their 2015 success is contingent on the health and, therefore, effectiveness of Masahiro Tanaka. The narrative rightfully flowed as something like this: Whichever way their Japanese ace goes, so too shall the Bombers.
The Yankees are now in full-blown "hope that isn’t the case" mode after Tanaka had to be shuffled to his dark place, the 15-day disabled list. And those 15 days will not be his maximum time spent there. Per Jack Curry of the Yes Network, Tanaka ...
The New York Yankees have placed star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka on the 15-day disabled list with a forearm strain and wrist tendinitis.
Continue for updates.
Tanaka Placed on DL
Wednesday, April 29
The Yankees officially placed Tanaka on the disabled list, according to their official Twitter feed.
On April 28, New York general manager Brian Cashman talked about Tanaka's injury, as reported by Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News:
Feinsand also provided manager Joe Girardi's thoughts on the injury, who said, "He's going to be out for a while. People will have to step up. ...