• Yankees show they have heart for a playoff fight

    Yankees show they have heart for a playoff fight

    The Yankees' 4-3 comeback win over the Red Sox proved they still have their heart in this playoff race.
  • Yankees’ rally falls short in fifth straight loss to Red Sox

    Yankees’ rally falls short in fifth straight loss to Red Sox

    The Yankees couldn't get a big hit again in their 4-2 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday night at Fenway Park, their fifth consecutive loss to their AL East rival.
  • Yankees making the playoffs is no longer a sure thing

    Yankees making the playoffs is no longer a sure thing

    BUFFALO — This was a case study of baseball as water torture. A walk. A fly ball. Another walk. Time came to a screeching halt inside Sahler Field. They ratcheted the crowd noise up a little. And then a lot. They started playing this horrendous white-noise sound effect, and the parade of base runners continued …
  • Loss sends Yankees to new low as Blue Jays post 10-run inning

    Loss sends Yankees to new low as Blue Jays post 10-run inning

    When Brian Cashman parachuted into Sahlen Field to watch his free-falling Yankees on Monday he had to understand how deep in the wilderness it was. Still, as the GM witnessed the Yankees not only flush a four-run lead in the bottom of the sixth when the Blue Jays reached double figures in runs against Chad …
  • Yankees snap skid against Mets in odd fashion

    Yankees snap skid against Mets in odd fashion

    A day after the Yankees suffered a walk-off loss to the Mets in their own stadium, they ended a seven-game losing streak when they won it in the bottom of the ninth. Even in victory, they needed a gift from ex-Yankee Dellin Betances, as the right-hander’s wild pitch with one out allowed Clint Frazier to …
  • Yankees’ day only gets worse as Rays complete sweep

    Yankees’ day only gets worse as Rays complete sweep

    Where should we start? The Yankees lost Zack Britton to the injured list, Gleyber Torres to a tight hamstring and then a game to the Rays, 10-5 on Thursday. Things didn’t get better after the game, when manager Aaron Boone announced started James Paxton was getting an MRI after feeling discomfort in his forearm/elbow from …
  • Yankees relievers, Gleyber Torres step up to clip Nationals

    Yankees relievers, Gleyber Torres step up to clip Nationals

    WASHINGTON — When Aroldis Chapman landed on the COVID-19 injured list, it was fair to wonder what losing a dominant closer would mean for a bullpen many considered the best in baseball. Sunday at a scalding Nationals Park, the Yankees got their first test of life without Chapman in their 3-2 win and didn’t blink. …
  • Yankees pitchers slam ‘horrible’ new rule

    Yankees pitchers slam ‘horrible’ new rule

    Adam Ottavino isn’t a fan of a runner starting an extra-inning game on second base. And he has company in Chad Green and Jordan Montgomery. In Tuesday night’s intrasquad game, the Yankees put a runner on second several times. Ottavino started the top of the third inning with Tyler Wade on second. “It is not …
  • What MLB players think of daunting coronavirus return possibility

    What MLB players think of daunting coronavirus return possibility

    “That’s hell” is how one Met described what could be ahead for players if a plan MLB has mulled to play all of its games in Arizona is enacted. “I mean we’re talking 120 degrees every day and playing weekly doubleheaders and 20 days straight,” the Met said on the condition of anonymity, making reference …
  • Gerrit Cole, Adam Ottavino staying sharp with ‘backyard baseball’

    Gerrit Cole, Adam Ottavino staying sharp with ‘backyard baseball’

    Yankees pitchers Gerrit Cole and Adam Ottavino are seemingly keeping each other company during Major League Baseball’s hiatus due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Cole, who recently announced a significant donation to COVID-19 relief in New York City, told The Post that he had been working out his arm with help from Ottavino, manager Aaron …