• The biggest Yankees losers with MLB on hold

    The biggest Yankees losers with MLB on hold

    Had it all gone as planned, Gerrit Cole would be through his season-opening start, his Yankee Stadium debut and, this weekend, the righty would have been involved for the first time in The Rivalry. Oh yeah, he also would already have banked about $9 million of his pitching-record contract. Instead, Cole plays catch occasionally with …
  • Yankees mailbag: How Gleyber Torres can become perennial MVP contender

    Yankees mailbag: How Gleyber Torres can become perennial MVP contender

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Yankees. Let’s say Gleyber Torres plays for the Yankees through his 37-year-old season, which is the better Gleyber …
  • 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 …
  • Matt Blake’s dream Yankees job has been turned upside down

    Matt Blake’s dream Yankees job has been turned upside down

    Imagine landing one of the most prestigious jobs in your profession and having it taken away by something way beyond your control. That’s what Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake is experiencing since spring training was canceled March 12 and nobody can predict when the regular season will begin — or if it will be played …
  • What coronavirus has stolen from MLB

    What coronavirus has stolen from MLB

    Jacob deGrom would have thrown one of the first pitches of the 2020 season, shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday. Perhaps 20 minutes later and 205 miles to the south of Citi Field, Gerrit Cole would have unleashed the first pitch of the rest of his life. So much is being lost to the coronavirus pandemic. …