• Yankees’ big bats wake up in shutout win over Orioles

    Yankees’ big bats wake up in shutout win over Orioles

    With one swing — and the stare and bat flip that followed — Giancarlo Stanton breathed one big sigh of relief into Yankee Stadium. The Yankees slugger had been booed as early as Opening Day and
  • Yankees reveal rotation plan that leaves one pitcher waiting

    Yankees reveal rotation plan that leaves one pitcher waiting

    TAMPA — When spring training started, the Yankees had plenty of questions surrounding their starting rotation. Would Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon be healthy? Would Domingo German be sharp?
  • Yankees winning losable games again just in the nick of time

    Yankees winning losable games again just in the nick of time

    Let’s winnow down Saturday’s ballgame at Yankee Stadium to a single word: Losable. When you commit three errors, when you go 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, when your guy hits the ball the hardest of anyone and it’s an out, when their guy drives in a run with a blooper … stir, add bourbon …
  • Yankees escape with ugly walk-off win over Orioles

    Yankees escape with ugly walk-off win over Orioles

    The Yankees didn’t hit much overall, nor in the clutch, and fielded poorly Saturday against the Orioles. Yet, they extended their winning streak to four games because Jordan Montgomery, Chad Green, Zack Britton and Aroldis Chapman dominated, and Luke Voit came through in the 10th inning with a sacrifice fly that lifted the Yankees to …
  • The one weakness that could derail Yankees’ title hopes

    The one weakness that could derail Yankees’ title hopes

    PHILADELPHIA — No doubt, no debate, over where the worry can be found within this Yankees paradise. Even after committing a record sum to an elite starting pitcher last winter, even as that well-compensated, elite starting pitcher has performed well out of the gate to help the Yankees win nine of their first 12 games …
  • Jordan Montgomery struggles early as Yankees fall to Phillies

    Jordan Montgomery struggles early as Yankees fall to Phillies

    PHILADELPHIA — Remember that seven-game winning streak the Yankees carried into South Philly on Wednesday night? A loss in the first of two games that evening killed the run but a nightcap win put the Yankees in a position to cop two of three from Joe Girardi’s Phillies at Citizens Bank Park before flying to …
  • Aaron Judge stays red hot as Yankees easily drop Red Sox

    Aaron Judge stays red hot as Yankees easily drop Red Sox

    A scorching heat wave may have left The Bronx, but Aaron Judge remains nuclear hot. Judge’s third homer in as many games, to go with Jordan Montgomery’s solid first start, a home run by Gio Urshela and a dominating relief outing from Chad Green propelled the Yankees to a 5-1 victory at an empty Yankee …
  • Yankees 2020 preview: Too much talent for weird season to break Bombers

    Yankees 2020 preview: Too much talent for weird season to break Bombers

    When the coronavirus shut down spring training on March 12 the Yankees were the favorites to win the AL East despite not having Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Luis Severino for the scheduled March 26 start of the regular season. Now with a 60-game schedule beginning Thursday in Washington against the defending World …
  • 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 …