chris gittens

Ex-Yankee joins Masahiro Tanaka's team in Japan

Yankees fans should have a favorite Nippon Professional Baseball team to root for.

Yankees run it back with Gary Sanchez, other struggling veterans

Earlier this offseason, general manager Brian Cashman said he was “exploring” options to upgrade at catcher. And if he didn’t find anything, the GM said, “We’ll come back with what...

Yankees now have just one first baseman on the roster

As the Yankees near MLB’s Tuesday night deadline to tender offers for arbitration-eligible players, they have just one first baseman on their 40-man roster: Luke Voit. And they’ll have to...

Yankees infielder out a while after fluke bat injury

Chris Gittens became the latest Yankee to go down with an injury, landing on the IL on Sunday with a sprained right ankle.

New Yankee's 'mind went blank' after milestone homer

Chris Gittens got his chance after the Yankees were unable to find a replacement for Luke Voit.

Sports broadcasts aren't giving up on dumb ideas

But this has long been ESPN’s grasp of the sports it televises, and what it provides us to read and consider as enlightenment.

Key Yankee could return for Phillies series

Zack Britton could rejoin the Yankees’ bullpen very soon, perhaps as early as Saturday in Philadelphia.

This is the Yankees’ last hope to fix first base crisis

While Luke Voit's imminent return is good news for the Yankees, there’s no denying the continued issues the team is having at first base.

The other side of new Yankee's promotion

First baseman's Chris Gitten's promotion to the Yankees is a nice story, but it is also a reminder of how many Bombers have struggled this season.

Yankees finally call up hard-hitting slugger: 'They need you'

The slumping Yankees are calling up Triple-A first baseman Chris Gittens for Saturday’s game against the Red Sox.

Yankees pass on slugging infielder to call up bullpen help

There was room on the roster when Mike Ford was optioned after another miserable night at the plate, when he struck out three times and was removed for pinch-hitter Giancarlo...

Yankees demote struggling infielder with eye on slugging minor leaguer

The Yankees optioned Mike Ford to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday following their 5-3 win over the Rays at the Stadium, in which the first baseman went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts.

Mashing minor leaguer on Yankees' radar amid first base woes

Aaron Boone acknowledged that Chris Gittens is “very much on our radar” as he continues to slug at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Three moves Yankees must make to give awful lineup a boost

The Yankees need to shake things up when it comes to fixing their struggling lineup.