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Yankees midseason report card: Promising start undone by 4 Fs
When the Yankees opened a seven-day West Coast trip with a win over the Angels in Anaheim on June 12, they were 38-23 and led the AL East by four...
Yankees and trade deadline: Don't mess with team of future
“Do something?!” More like do nothing, am I right, Yankees fans? The Yankees did not approach this 2017 season with an all-in mentality. They have not earned the right during...
Dellin Betances officially a worry after spiraling out of control
When the Yankees were rolling in April and May, Dellin Betances and Michael Pineda were two very big reasons why. Now with the Yankees in an epic free fall without...
Yankees' new first-base plug-in immediately pays off
When the Yankees signed Ji-Man Choi as a minor league free agent in January, there seemed little chance he ever would get to The Bronx. When Chris Carter was inked...
What if the Yankees become sellers
In retrospect, this would’ve been a good game at which to conduct an exit poll. Even more so if you had asked people to wait an additional 54 minutes after...
Brett Gardner's slam propels Yankees past 1st-place Astros
HOUSTON — Perhaps the message didn’t reach the Yankees’ plane as it cruised the early morning skies on the way from Chicago to Texas in the wee hours Friday. Maybe...
Yankees blow comeback and homestand in gut-wrencher
The Yankees limped home from their disastrous West Coast trip in hopes that a week in The Bronx would help them get back to where they were for the first...
This is the Michael Pineda we knew — and feared would return
Joe Girardi and a few veterans mentioned the silver lining. That despite two weeks of atrocious play, the Yankees remained tied atop the AL East with the Red Sox. They...
This was a good sign about the new Michael Pineda
Michael Pineda couldn’t find his fastball. He had “basically zero” command on it, according to manager Joe Girardi. And somehow, Pineda still gave the Yankees a chance to end their...
Yankees fall out of first as pen flops again in 7th straight loss
The Yankees finally made it back to The Bronx after their nightmarish West Coast trip, but the bullpen issues and losses followed them home. Thanks to another rough outing by...
Inside the millions at stake on baseball's pitching mysteries
Johnny Cueto and Masahiro Tanaka are hurting the coming free-agent starting-pitching market. They have pitched poorly enough that they may not opt out of their contracts or – if they...
This could be the Yankees' new normal
OAKLAND, Calif. — Who would have pegged the lovely state of California, where Lana Turner once got her big break at a soda counter, as the locale of shattered dreams...
Yankees have nowhere to turn as Masahiro Tanaka mess worsens
OAKLAND, Calif. — This day brought no questions about what’s next for Masahiro Tanaka. No proposals to solve the greatest mystery in the $155 million man’s professional career. Part of...
Aaron Judge can't save day this time as Yankees fall to Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A ninth-inning challenge that went their way gave the Yankees a final chance to make amends for Michael Pineda flushing a four-run lead presented to him in...
Masahiro Tanaka finds groove as Yankees' list of worries shrinks
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Now what? What’s supposed to occupy the Yankees’ concerns, their fans’ angst, now that Masahiro Tanaka offered proof of life? Yeah, yeah — third base, first base...
Yankees have a surprising new ace they can count on
You ever hear Joe Girardi — or scores of other managers — insist that whoever pitches that day ranks as the team’s ace? These Yankees have discovered a new twist...
The new Michael Pineda doesn't slump
Brett Gardner had an interesting vantage point for yet another dominant performance by Michael Pineda at Yankee Stadium. In Pineda’s seven-inning outing, only one ball was hit to Gardner in...
Gary Sanchez belts two HRs as Yankees crush Red Sox again
Taking two of three from the Red Sox shouldn’t be discounted even early in June because they remain the favorite to win the AL East. Yet, to say simply because...
Mark Teixeira: 'I am not in panic mode' about Masahiro Tanaka
It’s a different Mark Teixeira now. The first baseman was one of the most vanilla quotes in the Yankees clubhouse, but since retiring and joining ESPN, he’s had to sharpen...
You still can't totally trust Michael Pineda
TORONTO — Michael Pineda has made some great strides this season, but Friday night was an example of just how far the big right-hander still has to go before the...