• Mets targeting Masahiro Tanaka in free agency can’t be ruled out

    Mets targeting Masahiro Tanaka in free agency can’t be ruled out

    One of the first major tests of Steve Cohen’s ownership will be the Mets’ pursuit of Trevor Bauer, the top free agent pitcher available. But with a team that has a rotation of Jacob deGrom, Marcus
  • Yankees face unfamiliar problem finding Gerrit Cole rotation help

    Yankees face unfamiliar problem finding Gerrit Cole rotation help

    Call this The Case of the Missing 40 Percent. As the Yankees stand now, still in the first inning of this Hot Stove season unlike any other, they must replace 40 percent of their 2020 starts, probably
  • DJ LeMahieu could get Derek Jeter treatment from Yankees in free agency

    DJ LeMahieu could get Derek Jeter treatment from Yankees in free agency

    When Derek Jeter was a free agent following the 2010 season the Yankees told him to shop for deals. Of course, Jeter returned on a three-year deal for $51 million and played the final season of a Hall
  • Ranking MLB’s top 30 free agents and predicting where they’ll sign

    Ranking MLB’s top 30 free agents and predicting where they’ll sign

    This will be a Hot Stove League unlike any other. It could start slowly. It could get ugly. Yet as Eddie Murphy once said, money don’t crack. Baseball’s free-agent market, which officially
  • Mets potential free agent targets: Masahiro Tanaka is possibility

    Mets potential free agent targets: Masahiro Tanaka is possibility

    Here are three potential free agent targets for the Mets: Pitcher Trevor Bauer, Cincinnati Reds The right-hander is the favorite to win the Cy Young award and has stated he is open to a short
  • Yankees potential free agent targets: Kevin Gausman, Corey Kluber may be in play

    Yankees potential free agent targets: Kevin Gausman, Corey Kluber may be in play

    Here are three potential free agent targets for the Yankees: Infielder DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees When the Yankees signed LeMahieu two years ago, it was hard to see exactly how he fit onto their
  • Yankees pound out six more homers for eighth straight win

    Yankees pound out six more homers for eighth straight win

    After spending three nights at Yankee Stadium getting whiplash tracking all the home runs they allowed, ask the Blue Jay pitchers if the Yankees rely on home runs too much. The Yankees hit six homers Thursday night, when they continued to punish Blue Jays pitching on the way to a 10-7 victory that pushed their …
  • Gerrit Cole resurgence couldn’t come at better time for Yankees

    Gerrit Cole resurgence couldn’t come at better time for Yankees

    Gerrit Cole earned his Yankees fan bona fides in 2001. Did he just prove his pinstriped mettle on Sept. 11? Sure, sure, true Yankees moments, especially for a player who received a $324 million commitment, must come in October. Nevertheless, this one felt quite big for the Yankees’ first-year ace, and profound too. In throwing …
  • Aroldis Chapman’s high heat sets off bench clearing as Yankees beat Rays

    Aroldis Chapman’s high heat sets off bench clearing as Yankees beat Rays

    The Yankees finally beat the Rays on Tuesday night, but not without some late drama. With two outs in the ninth, Aroldis Chapman’s 101 mph fastball went behind Mike Brosseau’s head. After the umpires huddled, both benches were warned, and Chapman fanned Brosseau to finish the 5-3 Yankees win. But before everyone left the field, …
  • Aaron Judge exits Game 2 early as Yankees get swept by Braves

    Aaron Judge exits Game 2 early as Yankees get swept by Braves

    The Yankees began a stretch of 35 games in 33 days with a doubleheader in Atlanta on Wednesday. It couldn’t have gone much worse. They dropped both ends of the twin bill, with Gerrit Cole beaten in the first game, as the Yankees lost 5-1 in seven innings. And then they dropped the second game …