The New York Yankees are 61-57 through 118 games, and with three-quarters of the season behind us, it's time for the Bombers to brace themselves for what is sure to be a chaotic stretch run.
Memories of the early days in Derek Jeter's career will certainly make for some nostalgia-filled nights at Yankee Stadium, but the task at hand is to make the playoffs in the Captain's final season.
Given the rash of injuries this team has suffered both offensively and in the pitching staff, it's remarkable to see that they're floating ...
Where would the Yankees be right now if not for Brandon McCarthy?
With CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova out for the season with injuries, and Masahiro Tanaka on the disabled list attempting to stave off Tommy John surgery, the Yankees decided to acquire McCarthy from the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 6 in exchange for left-hander Vidal Nuno.
Since then, McCarthy, 31, has provided much-needed stability to a depleted Yankees rotation, going 4-1 with a 2.21 ERA and 36-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 36.2 innings over six starts. Meanwhile, his performance has allowed the ...
With Week 19 upon us, it is time to once again check in on the stocks of the New York Yankees' top 10 prospects.
Last week's list looked like this:
Gary Sanchez, C: Even
Luis Severino, RHP: Up
Rob Refsnyder, 2B/OF: Up
Eric Jagielo, 3B: Even
Tyler Austin, 1B/3B/OF: Up
Aaron Judge, OF: Even
Ian Clarkin, LHP: Even
Jose Pirela, 2B/SS/OF: Up
Greg Bird, 1B: Even
Jacob Lindgren, LHP: Up
With another week of the season in the books, these players will once again be evaluated on their recent performances as well as their overall seasons. So whose stock has risen, fallen ...
New York Yankees star Derek Jeter earned yet another accolade Saturday as he moved into sixth place on MLB's all-time hits list with 3,431.
According to the Yanks' official Twitter account, the captain broke a tie with legendary Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop and Hall of Famer Honus Wagner:
As seen in this video courtesy of MLB.com, the landmark hit came on an infield single off Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber in the sixth inning:
The 40-year-old Jeter will retire at the end of the season, but there is still time left for him to ...
Updates from Saturday, Aug. 16
Brendan Kuty of NJ.com provides an update from Joe Girardi, who spoke about Brian McCann's concussion:
Sweeney Murti of WFAN has the latest on McCann:
Updates from Wednesday, Aug. 13
Brendan Kuty of NJ.com reported on Brian McCann's return to the Yankees:
Updates from Saturday, Aug. 9
Bryan Hoch of MLB.com has the latest on Brian McCann's status for Saturday's game:
Hoch also noted that McCann was placed on the seven-day disabled list:
Brendan Kuty of NJ.com provides an update on McCann's status from Yankees manager Joe Girardi:
Manager Joe Girardi said a doctor can decide ...
The New York Yankees have had a long, strange trip through the 2014 season.
Think back to the All-Star break: Whichever metaphor you prefer—underwater, sinking, stuck in the mud—they had become a representation of the overspending, injured, mediocre ballclub in the 21st century. Having lost 10 of their final 16 heading into the break, they were eyeing baseball's second half at 47-47 with just one of their five Opening Day starters remaining healthy—their 39-year-old, too. Pitching had never been the problem, either.
The front office appeared caught between haplessly believing in this 2014 ...
The Detroit Tigers had an opportunity to break through in the second inning, but the New York Yankees scored first and took a 2-1 lead they would preserve through the final pitch.
David Robertson sealed off an impressive outing by Brandon McCarthy, who pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the second inning and allowed just one run in six innings.
The highlight of the game came in the bottom of the third, when Ezequiel Carrera robbed Jacoby Ellsbury of a few RBIs with a diving catch on the warning track. That ...
With Week 18 here, it is time to once again check in on the stocks of the New York Yankees' top 10 prospects.
Last week's list went as such:
Gary Sanchez, C: Up
Luis Severino, RHP: Up
Rob Refsnyder, 2B/OF: Up
Eric Jagielo, 3B: Down
Tyler Austin, 1B/3B/OF: Down
Peter O'Brien, C/1B/3B/OF: Up*
Aaron Judge, OF: Even
Ian Clarkin, LHP: Even
Jose Pirela, 2B/SS/OF: Down
Greg Bird, 1B: Up
Another week has passed, and so these players will once again be evaluated on their past week's performances as well as their overall seasons.
*Keep in mind, the Yankees traded Peter O'Brien at Thursday's ...
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had a very busy month of July.
The 2014 non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone. The Yankees weren't the talk of the deadline—the Boston Red Sox were, however—but Cashman made some very good moves to bolster his roster and prepare his squad for the stretch run.
Cashman made two trades on Thursday and five others during the month of July. High profile or not, most of the moves he made have paid dividends already.
We won't be able to dish out final grades for these ...
Thursday's action-packed, non-waiver trade deadline saw the New York Yankees add Stephen Drew and Martin Prado.
Surprisingly, the archrival Boston Red Sox dealt Drew to the Yankees, as first reported by ESPNBoston.com’s Gordon Edes.
The Yankees then got Martin Prado from the Arizona Diamondbacks for prospect Peter O'Brien, a story that was broken by the YES Network's Jack Curry.
While neither of these deals fall under the blockbuster department, they do potentially upgrade the roster.
Drew, a shortstop, will be the everyday second baseman from here on out. His .176 average is far from impressive, ...