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Yankees thump Twins again to close in on wild-card spot
Barring a strange ending to a long trip the Yankees aren’t going to win the AL East. That will go to the Red Sox and leave the Yankees with the...
Yankees already positioning rotation for wild-card showdown
Masahiro Tanaka is listed as the Yankees’ starter Wednesday against the Twins at Yankee Stadium, but there is a slight chance ace Luis Severino could work that game. “He could...
Didi Gregorius has one Derek Jeter record in his sights
Derek Jeter may soon be looking up at his replacement. Following Didi Gregorius’ second straight game with a home run — his 23rd of the season — the Yankees shortstop...
Greg Bird returns with a bang
Greg Bird started for the first time since being scratched with back tightness before Monday’s game, and he homered Friday in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 8-2 win over...
This unsung Yankees hero has 'figured it out'
Didi Gregorius had one hit Friday night. So what was all the fuss? Well, that hit was a two-run homer, his 22nd extending his personal-best total. And the two outs...
Yankees put everything together in huge win over Orioles
When you have Luis Severino on the mound, it’s easy to look like a playoff team, and Severino lived up to his ace billing in the Yankees’ 8-2 win over...
Aaron Judge belts two homers in Yankees laugher
Aaron Judge might be back, which would be bad news for the rest of the American League. The history-making rookie, whose second-half slide has been nearly as ugly as his...
Joe Girardi has to keep everyone happy in daily lineup shuffle
ARLINGTON, Texas — With Matt Holliday and Greg Bird back from the DL, Joe Girardi essentially has four bodies for three spots on a daily basis. When Bird returned Chase...
Masahiro Tanaka blows lead as Yankees lose ground to Boston
ARLINGTON, Texas — One clunker in four starts by Masahiro Tanaka didn’t kill the Yankees’ chances of playing in the postseason. Nevertheless, coming this late in the schedule it severely...
It looks like Derek Jeter hasn't poached this Yankees VP — yet
BALTIMORE — Talk that Gary Denbo recently turned down a five-year extension from the Yankees isn’t true, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. When that rumor circulated,...
Yankees offense erupts to close AL East gap on Red Sox
Sunday was the final regular-season game between the Yankees and Red Sox, so if the Yankees are going to win their first division title in five years, they’ll have to...
Why it's impossible to bench Chase Headley
Chase Headley was supposed to be on the bench by now. First, hot-shot prospect Gleyber Torres was going to take his spot. Then it was Todd Frazier. When Greg Bird...
Joe Girardi explains why he's going with Frazier over Headley
Joe Girardi is aware of Todd Frazier’s overall batting average and what the third baseman has hit since coming to the Yankees from the White Sox on July 18. Nevertheless,...
Aaron Judge mini-vacation over
Aaron Judge’s mental break ends Wednesday. Now the Yankees hope its purpose — snapping Judge out of his massive slump — is the end result. Manager Joe Girardi said Judge...
This Yankees reliever can command his fastball again
Call it another mental health outing. Lost in the madness that transpired from the brawl Thursday in Detroit was Tommy Kahnle striking out three batters before unleashing a pitch behind...
Jacoby Ellsbury actually leads the Yankees to a victory
With the return of Greg Bird, manager Joe Girardi was near ecstatic about adding a strong, left-handed bat to the Yankees equation. Sure enough, the Yankees received a powerful, game-deciding...
Tyler Austin comes up big in surprise early Yankees call-up
Tyler Austin finally made it back to the Yankees on Thursday after missing more than six weeks with a strained right hamstring. Austin was recalled from his rehab assignment with...
Bird to begin rehab stint: Will he be Yankees' 1B when he returns?
Greg Bird will begin a rehab stint Wednesday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and if all goes well, he believes he will be able to meet the Yankees next week in Detroit....
Yankees can expect more of this same misery from Red Sox ace
The Yankees could end up helping Chris Sale clinch his first Cy Young Award. The Red Sox ace was masterful once more in Sunday night’s 3-2 win over the Yankees,...
Jacoby Ellsbury ends epic drought with ninth-inning homer
Red Sox manager John Farrell watched Andrew Benintendi launch two home runs in the first five innings of Saturday’s 10-5 win over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium and expected a...