With his 131st strikeout of the season in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Dellin Betances of the New York Yankees broke Mariano Rivera's franchise single-season record for strikeouts by a relief pitcher, according to a tweet from Elias Sports Bureau.
As the MLB career saves leader and one of the all-time Yankee greats, Rivera set the original mark back in the 1996 season, fanning 130 batters. Just like Betances, Rivera etched his name into the Yankee record books before he was anointed the closer, as The Sandman only collected ...
UPDATE: September 19 at 12:06 p.m. ETChris Carlin, host of SportsNet NY's Loud Mouths, spoke out against Gatorade's "Made in New York" spot after the commercial took on viral status Thursday morning.For The Win's Ted Berg spotted video of Carlin's #HotTake.Calling Jeter a "fraud," Carlin explained that the commercial doesn't ring true with Derek Jeter's character and requires a suspension of reality from consumers to be believed.“It’s that this has never been what Derek Jeter has been about," Carlin said. "He has been about team, not me. He has never let us into ...
Maurice Setter once said, "Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.”
That would be the optimist's way of looking at the 2014 New York Yankees, a team that has become synonymous with mediocrity.
After spending over $500 million this past offseason on an All-Star class of free agents that included Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran and Masahiro Tanaka, the Yankees are all but officially out of the playoffs. Injuries have run rampant and the offense has sputtered through a season-long slump.
Without a doubt, it has been a ...
Only a dozen games separate the New York Yankees from the culmination of a disappointing 2014 season. They remained in the wild-card hunt into the month of September, but at six games back of the second spot as of Wednesday morning, they've simply run out of rope and reinforcements.
When it comes to criticism and blame for the current state of the Bombers, no one has been immune this season—including the eyes and ears of scouting and development. The narrative, especially in 2014, tends to go like this: The Yankees' best prospects ...
New York Yankees star Martin Prado is expected to miss the rest of the regular season after an emergency appendectomy.
Meredith Marakovits of the YES Network passed along the news:
The Yankees later confirmed the news of Prado appendectomy (via Danny Knobler):
New York also moved Prado to the 60-day disabled list (via Brendan Kuty of NJ.com):
Prado turned into a terrific midseason acquisition for the Yankees. He filled numerous roles in the field while hitting .316 with seven home runs in 37 games after coming over from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ichiro Suzuki and ...
A day that began with bad news for the Baltimore Orioles ended with even worse news for the New York Yankees.
Hours after learning they'll be without slugger Chris Davis—who tested positive for an amphetamine and was suspended 25 games, per MLB Public Relations—the Orioles swept the Yankees on Friday in a pivotal doubleheader.
More to the point: They pounded the final nail in the coffin of New York's disappointing 2014 campaign.
Oh, sure, there's some season left. Anything can happen. At 75-71, the Yankees are five games out for the second wild-card ...
Updates from Saturday, Sept. 13
Bryan Hoch of MLB.com has an update on Jeter from manager Joe Girardi:
Derek Jeter reported no issues with his sore left elbow after the second game of Friday's day-night doubleheader, a 5-0 Yankees loss, so New York manager Joe Girardi is ready to proceed as normal for the rest of the captain's final voyage.
"I would think he probably feels a little bit better," Girardi said of Jeter, who was drilled by a 94-mph fastball from the Rays' Brad Boxberger in Thursday's 5-4 victory in the Bronx.
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"I ...
You're lying if you guessed during spring training that the New York Yankees' starting rotation in September would feature the likes of Shane Greene, Chris Capuano and Brandon McCarthy.
Of course, the circumstances have necessitated such decisions.
The rotation has been ravaged by injuries. CC Sabathia made just eight starts this year. Ivan Nova took the bump four times. Masahiro Tanaka toed the rubber 18 times. Those three were expected to be massive contributors to this year's team.
Instead, they've spent significant time on the disabled list.
Several unheralded arms and used parts have ...
When a man is tasked with driving someone else’s car across the country with four slow leaks in its tires, it is not that man’s fault when the car flattens halfway through the journey.
Joe Girardi is in a similar situation.
The New York Yankees are technically still breathing, and that alone shows the kind of job Girardi has done with this club, crippled by injuries, aging players and unrealistic expectations. In almost a repeat of last season, after which the team gave Girardi a four-year extension to remain as manager, the ...
Updates from Monday, Sept. 15
Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reported on Chase Headley's return to the Yankees' lineup:
Updates from Sunday, Sept. 14
Brendan Kuty of NJ.com provided an encouraging update on Chase Headley's status:
Updates from Saturday, Sept. 13
Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports that Headley is available for Saturday's game:
Updates from Friday, Sept. 12
MLB.com's Bryan Hoch provides an update on Headley's status:
Hoch has more on Headley:
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The New York Yankees are still battling for postseason position as the 2014 season enters the stretch run, but baseball was the least of anyone’s concern for a ...