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Mike Ford's journey to Yankees includes call that saved it all
Yankees rookie slugger Mike Ford takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How would you sum up your journey to the big leagues? A: It...
Unlikely Yankees hero will eventually face dilemma
SEATTLE — Where Mike Ford fits into the Yankees’ future is a question that doesn’t have a definitive answer. Presently, he has turned into a productive bat that is helping...
Rookie makes it harder for Yankees not to keep him around
SEATTLE — Mike Ford has a Princeton University education and a body that resembles a run-stopping nose tackle. Combine those two attributes with a sweet left-handed swing and you get...
Didi Gregorius injury news is a Yankees rarity
SEATTLE — Early Sunday night Aaron Boone was hopeful the clean X-rays of Didi Gregorius’ right shoulder were a sign the Yankees dodged another big injury blow. “We will see....
Yankees fail in all the big spots in another loss to A's
OAKLAND, Calif. — They had not come all the way back from an early ditch that J.A. Happ and Chad Green had lowered them into. Yet the Yankees had runners...
Trevor Rosenthal's path to Yankees roster won't be easy
OAKLAND, Calif. — Trevor Rosenthal has had a miserable season pitching for the Nationals and Tigers, but that doesn’t mean the right-handed reliever has no chance of reaching the big...
Inside the Yankees' unusual bullpen philosophy
It was easy to miss. The Yankees were spending Monday — all of Monday — beating the Orioles, which is rote this season. So within winning both ends of a...
Aaron Boone: MLB should consider implementing mercy rule
Aaron Boone has used a position player twice on the mound to finish lopsided losses this year. That is the biggest sign of surrender in baseball and the Yankees’ manager...
Where Luke Voit's injury situation stands right now
BALTIMORE — Aaron Boone said he hasn’t talked to Luke Voit since Sunday, but the decision to have hernia surgery hasn’t been made. “I know Sunday he was very encouraged...
Yankees are taking this to an unheard-of extreme
BALTIMORE — The Replacements? The Expendables? The B-Team? Forget it, I’m not any good at nicknames. Someone smarter than me (setting the bar low) can come up with a handle...
There is no sign Masahiro Tanaka is close to figuring it out
BALTIMORE — One former ace hasn’t thrown a big-league pitch this season and another is posting numbers that would get a less accomplished pitcher released. While the Yankees continue to...
The narrative of Yankees' entire season played out in one inning
For those old enough to remember the 1996 Yankees and Mariano Duncan’s T-shirted slogan: “We play today, we win today, das it,” maybe their 2019 successors just need a mild...
It goes from bad to worse when it comes to Yankees' injuries
The Yankees keep winning and the injuries keep following. First it was Edwin Encarnacion. Later Aaron Hicks. Two more key players lost, the duo joining Luke Voit on the possible...
Yankees' injury nightmare keeps getting worse
Add Edwin Encarnacion to the possible endangered Yankees list, a group that already includes Luke Voit, and which could hamper this team’s hopes of playing deep into October. Encarnacion is...
Gary Sanchez racks up another tape-measure blast for Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gary Sanchez’s 10th-inning, three-run blast in the Yankees' 8-4 win over the Rays on Thursday night was measured at 461 feet. That is the fourth-longest homer...
Why Yankees put Luke Voit on the IL
The Yankees will be without Luke Voit until after the All-Star break after the first baseman was put on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with an abdominal strain suffered in...
Baby Yankees-Mets brawl breaks out, helpless Tebow tries to stop it
Sparks were flying in the mini "Subway Series." The Baby Yankees and Mets reignited the two franchises' bitter rivalry Sunday night, engaging in an old-fashioned Triple-A brawl that would make...
These afterthoughts just kept Yankees season from imploding
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Even in the best of times, baseball is a nine-man sport that requires a 25-man roster that often demands contributions from 30 or 35 people across the...
This is the blueprint for a Yankees survival
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Look at it this way: If the Yankees’ season were a basketball game, they’ve been hit with a tough whistle early in the game. A batch of...
Yankees keep rolling — no thanks to Chad Green
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Not even Chad Green applying ugly graffiti on Domingo German’s masterpiece was enough to slow down the Yankees on Tuesday night against the Angels. After German did...