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Take veteran ace in MLB interleague showdown
Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals are the pick over Michael Pineda and the Twins.
Mets won't land this ace at the trade deadline
The Mets, who are looking to bolster their starting pitching, are proceeding as though they won't land Max Scherzer.
Former Yankees pitchers among MLB's most intriguing trade options
The Twins’ best two starters this year arguably are former Yankees J.A. Happ and Michael Pineda.
Yankees have failed with Jameson Taillon before
Pitchers and catchers officially check in this week in Florida and Arizona, and the Yankees will be greeting a pitcher who resembles an archetype with which they have not had...
MLB cracking down on pitchers using foreign substances
TAMPA — MLB is trying to avoid a sticky mess in the future. Chris Young, recently elevated by MLB to a senior VP to oversee on-field operations and umpire development,...
Red Sox Cy Young winner is one answer to 'unique opportunity' for Mets
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Seth Lugo is a bullpen weapon. Lugo potentially projects to be a No. 3-type starter by possessing a strong four-pitch mix. Lugo’s versatility provides what Brodie Van...
Inside look at players who have been with Yankees and Twins
A look at the connections between the Yankees and Twins franchises: Michael Pineda: The starting pitcher’s Yankees tenure was cut short by Tommy John surgery in 2017, but he signed...
Former Yankees pitcher suspended 60 games
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins pitcher Michael Pineda was suspended for 60 games on Saturday for taking a diuretic, a big blow to the rotation of a first-place team heading toward...
Ex-Yankee will propel first-place Twins in this one
Kirsten Gillibrand bowed out of the presidential race. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, speaking with Seth Barron of the City Journal, labeled her the “worst candidate ever,” adding, “I can’t think...
Expect regression from this All-Star pitcher
The first chapter of this season’s fantasy baseball choose-your-own-adventure gamebook is over. Some managed to find the path that has them at the top of the mountain looking down at...
Former Yankees' hopeful has injury horrors resurface
Michael Pineda is headed to a familiar place. The Twins put the right-hander on the 10-day injured list due to right knee tendinitis on Tuesday. Pineda, the one-time very hyped...
A former Yankees starter pumped for his Bronx return
Michael Pineda will make his return to the Yankee Stadium mound on Sunday for the first time since July 5, 2017. The Twins right-hander missed all of last season after...
Michael Pineda looks different in first start since Yankees injury
Big talents who never put it all together in pinstripes. Sonny Gray did not take the best first step moving away from the Yankees on Sunday. Michael Pineda did. Big...
Michael Pineda gets another $10 million chance
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The most famously overhyped, yet most underwhelming trade in recent Yankees history came to an official close Wednesday when Michael Pineda accepted a two-year, $10...
Greg Bird has made peace with frustrating injury
A week after undergoing surgery to remove a bone from his troublesome right ankle, Greg Bird was confident he would return to the level he reached before the injury he...
Michael Pineda is getting Tommy John, heading into the unknown
MINNEAPOLIS -- Michael Pineda will have Tommy John surgery Tuesday in Cincinnati and what the right-hander’s future holds is uncertain. After being examined by Yankees team doctor Chris Ahmad last...
Meet the newest batch of called-up Yankees pitchers
Jonathan Holder and Ben Heller were rewarded for a combined five scoreless innings in Saturday night’s 4-1 victory over the Red Sox in 16 innings with a ticket out of...
Yankees-Red Sox rivalry missing a necessary four-letter word
I’m not at Fenway Park this weekend. There was a time when saying those words would have been sacrilege, impossible to believe given the way the emotions (and occasionally blood)...
Michael Pineda's Yankees career likely over with torn elbow
BOSTON — The Yankees’ second half got off to a miserable start before they even took the field. Michael Pineda has been diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament...
Yankees' quest for the playoffs begins with vital Red Sox series
The Red Sox didn’t make the Yankees pay dearly for losing 18-of-25 going into the All-Star break, even if they went from four out to up by 3 ½ games...