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Former Yankee forgets there's an outfield wall in painful blooper
Rob Refsndyer would have benefited from a “Heads up!” by a teammate.
Yankees trade away Rob Refsnyder
Rob Refsnyder never found his niche with the Yankees, and now he'll try to carve out a position with a division rival. The Yankees dealt the recently DFA'd Refsnyder to...
Here's the big Lucas Duda trade Yankees and Mets should make
The Yankees and Mets have made one significant deadline deal: In July 2003, Armando Benitez was sent to The Bronx for three prospects. They should do something bigger now. Lucas...
Rob Refsnyder is the fallen domino in Yankees' big trade
There was a time Rob Refsnyder was considered by some as part of the Yankees future, a versatile player with strong bat-to-ball skills. Those days seem like a lifetime ago....
Yankees relying on backups who are totally letting them down
For those who paid attention during spring training, there were clear signs the Yankees were headed for a win total between 81 and 85 games. The rotation was drowning in...
Dustin Fowler's misery crushes Yankees: 'It just makes you sick'
CHICAGO — This was, for lack of better phrasing, uniquely horrific. Dustin Fowler, one of the most admired prospects in the Yankees’ acclaimed farm system, had worked his way up...
Yankees lose first place with a brutal injury and Aaron Judge whiff
CHICAGO — With a chance to take three of four from the lowly White Sox and head to Houston for three games against the premier team in the American League,...
The Matt Holliday allergy mystery isn't going away
CHICAGO — According to manager Joe Girardi, Matt Holliday felt better when he woke up Monday than he had Sunday, but as the day progressed the Yankees’ designated hitter regressed...
Jacoby Ellsbury flying to meet Yankees, with his job open again
Help is en route for the Yankees. Jacoby Ellsbury will rejoin the team for Monday night's series opener against the White Sox after he was activated from the disabled list....
Joe Girardi's contract is almost up, but he's sticking to his mantra
Joe Girardi is in his 10th year at the helm of the Yankees, a tenure that once would have been an eternity in The Bronx. But he still has a...
How Yankees' Adam Warren might have avoided a DL stint
OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s possible if Gary Sanchez and Aaron Hicks hadn’t left Thursday night’s game with lower body injuries, Adam Warren wouldn’t have landed on the disabled list Friday....
Two Yankees first base options after troubling Greg Bird news
OAKLAND, Calif. — According to Brian Cashman, the Yankees are sending Greg Bird to see team doctor Chris Ahmad on Friday after the first baseman contacted the club Thursday and...
Aroldis Chapman's return to Yankees is almost here
ANAHEIM, Calif. — If all goes right, Aroldis Chapman will be activated from the disabled list Sunday in Oakland, Calif., and return to the closer’s role Dellin Betances handled flawlessly...
What a longer Ellsbury absence means for Yankees outfield
There still is no telling when the Yankees will get Jacoby Ellsbury back from the disabled list. The center fielder continues to deal with symptoms related to the concussion he...
Jacoby Ellsbury uncertainty puts Yankees outfield in limbo
TORONTO — Jacoby Ellsbury is expected to be examined by a neurologist Monday after not participating in any physical activity Sunday. “Hopefully we get through this and we get him...
Yankees have nowhere to put hot-hitting top prospect
TORONTO — Dustin Fowler is playing well enough at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre that some scouts are predicting he could help the Yankees immediately. The left-handed hitter is not on the 40-man...
Austin Romine's injury may leave Yankees with a catcher problem
BALTIMORE — Austin Romine had an X-ray on his left shin after fouling a ball off it in the second inning of the Yankees' 10-4 loss to the Orioles on...
Jacoby Ellsbury's Yankees return is imminent
BALTIMORE — With headaches from the concussion he suffered last Wednesday gone, Jacoby Ellsbury participated in baseball activities before the Yankees' 8-3 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards. “Today...
Why Jacoby Ellsbury injury won't bring up Clint Frazier
It’s the next test they didn’t want, but were destined to get. The Yankees have faced injury adversity this season with their catching, their infield and their bullpen, plus a...
How Yankees rewarded their young, exhausted relievers
CINCINNATI — Even though the Yankees elevated right-hander Chad Green from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and sent utility player Rob Refsnyder out prior to Monday night’s 10-4 win over the Reds at...