• Yankees bullpen, defense flop in ugly loss to Nationals

    Yankees bullpen, defense flop in ugly loss to Nationals

    Jose Altuve and the Astros weren’t around to boo anymore, so the Yankees made sure there was plenty for fans to be upset about in the eighth inning Friday night in The Bronx.
  • Yankees hold off Blue Jays for first win

    Yankees hold off Blue Jays for first win

    The Yankees remade their starting rotation, but they still figure to rely heavily on their bullpen. Even without Aroldis Chapman for a second straight game, the relief corps helped the Yankees get
  • Yankees need Jonathan Loaisiga to live up to ‘Young Mariano’ hype in unique season

    Yankees need Jonathan Loaisiga to live up to ‘Young Mariano’ hype in unique season

    Who can make the leap? Even with Zack Britton out for a while, the Yankees field one of baseball’s deepest bullpens. Yet in this unique season (because it followed a unique season), they’ll
  • Giancarlo Stanton among Yankees’ much-needed reinforcements

    Giancarlo Stanton among Yankees’ much-needed reinforcements

    Giancarlo Stanton is back. The next question is, can he stay healthy the rest of the season? Stanton was activated before Tuesday’s series opener against the Blue Jays in The Bronx — along with Gio Urshela and Jonathan Loaisiga. Stanton is the DH and hitting cleanup while Urshela is starting at third base. Stanton had …
  • Injury-riddled Yankees add Gio Urshela, Jonathan Loaisiga to IL

    Injury-riddled Yankees add Gio Urshela, Jonathan Loaisiga to IL

    Ahead of Friday night’s doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles, the Yankees announced that Gio Urshela was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right elbow bone spur. Pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga was also placed on the IL with “a medical condition that prevent him from playing and necessitates placement on the IL.” The Yankees …
  • Yankees still have plenty of depth left to help soothe injury woes

    Yankees still have plenty of depth left to help soothe injury woes

    A weekend series postponed due to the coronavirus and three more guys on the injured list. Nice job perfectly capturing both 2020 and the Yankees, Friday. Yes, hours after Major League Baseball announced the sidelining of the scheduled Subway Series at Citi Field thanks to a pair of positive COVID tests for the Mets, the …
  • Jonathan Loaisiga may have missed chance to join Yankees rotation

    Jonathan Loaisiga may have missed chance to join Yankees rotation

    Part 16 of a series analyzing the New York Yankees Had the 2020 season opened March 26, the Yankees had a group of right-handers in the mix for the fifth spot in the starting rotation because James Paxton wasn’t going to be ready for Opening Day due to back surgery in early February. Aaron Boone …
  • Yankees mailbag: Future arms like Deivi Garcia will have to wait

    Yankees mailbag: Future arms like Deivi Garcia will have to wait

    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. With a number of starting pitchers up for free agency in 2021, do you see any starters …