Michael Pineda might as well have been wearing a flashing neon sign around his neck Wednesday night, alerting the baseball world that he was once again using pine tar.
The thing is, if he had done that, he would have gotten the sticky stuff on the sign. Yes, that is right, the least conspicuous place to keep the pine tar that Pineda could think of was smack dab on the side of his neck, in plain sight for everyone to see.
Very clever, Michael. Red Sox skipper John Farrell and the umps ...
With so many superstars and such a high payroll, minor league prospects often get overlooked on a team like the New York Yankees.
However, injuries occur and big leaguers slump throughout the course of every baseball season, opening up spots for young players waiting in the wings. It's inevitable that a kid not on the Opening Day roster will get called up and spend some time in the pros each year, even if it is just a short stay.
The length of that stay depends on the impact that the player makes. ...
There isn't a team in Major League Baseball that couldn't use an upgrade or two at the 2014 trading deadline. Sure, it's still months away, but the trade deadline is extraordinarily important for one team in particular: the New York Yankees.
While the Bombers are already a far different team than they were in 2013, there is still work to be done. The lack of infield depth is far too prevalent to ignore. Brian Roberts and Mark Teixeira are injury risks, and Derek Jeter needs more days off than he has ...
As Masahiro Tanaka makes his way through his first Major League Baseball season, every time out is a test for the New York Yankees' Japanese phenom. Some tests are bigger than others, which was the case Tuesday night in the rookie right-hander's initial outing against the archrival Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
As he did in each of his first three tests—two of which came against other AL East foes—Tanaka once again passed with flying colors in leading the Yankees to a 9-3 victory over Boston by throwing 7.1 innings and allowing only two runs ...
As important as it is to have a true ace—or two, if you're the New York Yankees—it's as important to go five deep, or deeper, in the modern game. While Masahiro Tanaka is shaping up very well, worth every penny the Yankees paid to put him in pinstripes alongside CC Sabathia, there's trouble at the back of the rotation. Ivan Nova was a solid back-of-the-rotation arm, but that arm failed, and Nova is heading for Tommy John surgery, as noted by Mark Feinsand.
Nova becomes just the latest major league pitcher ...
Heading into play last weekend, the New York Yankees' starting rotation owned the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in baseball. A major piece of the fantastic start: Ivan Nova's seven-to-zero SO/BB ratio over a two-start span against Baltimore and Boston, respectively.On Saturday night in Tampa, that ratio and Nova's season were lost to an elbow injury that was diagnosed as a partial tear of the right UCL. On Tuesday, the Yankees announced that an MRI confirmed the original diagnosis, and surgery has been recommended for the 27-year-old starter.With Nova, the Yankees rotation ...
Every time a Red Sox player bolts town and dons pinstripes for the New York Yankees, fans of the Red Sox feel as if something sacrosanct has been violated.
Red Sox fans are born and bred to consider the Yankees the enemy: For too many years, the Yankees rode high while the Red Sox rose and fell (mostly fell) in their quest for a World Series ring. From 1919 to 2003, New York garnered 26 World Series rings to Boston's zero and broke Sox fans' hearts countless times, most recently in ...
A roller-coaster week has just concluded for the New York Yankees. The big league club began by snapping off five straight wins behind dominant pitching and an awakened offense before it lost two in a row by a combined score of 27-6. New York took the final game of the week, however, from the Tampa Bay Rays in extra innings, rallying for four runs in the top of the 12th.
After three weeks of play in the young 2014 season, the Bombers sit at 11-8 and in sole possession of first ...
Final Score (12 Innings):
NYY 5 TB 1
The Yankees are able to snag victory in the 12th and prevent a three-game losing skid.
There was little offense through the first eleven innings, but similar to Friday night's game, one team opened up a big lead late and this time it was too much for the Rays to come back from.
Inexperienced starter Vidal Nuno was impressive in his first start of the season, allowing no runs in five innings pitched.
The Yankees bullpen was also impressive, allowing no earned runs. The lone run allowed was ...
Updates from Thursday, April 24
Bryan Hoch of MLB.com confirms the next step for Ivan Nova:
Updates from Tuesday, April 22
The New York Yankees updated Ivan Nova's status via the team's Twitter account:
Updates from Sunday, April 20
Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports the extent of Ivan Nova's elbow injury:
The MRI on RHP Ivan Nova last night has revealed a partial tear of ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow. He will be placed on the disabled list today and will be further examined tomorrow in New York by Yankees team physician Dr. ...