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Former troubled Yankees top prospect becoming a pilot
He could fly around the outfield, but not like this. Slade Heathcott, a former top prospect for the Yankees and 2009 first-round pick, is moving on from baseball and taking...
Playing in an NL park is costing Yankees one of their best hitters
DENVER — Not only were the Yankees without their DH against the Rockies Tuesday night, their hottest hitter wasn’t in the lineup. When Carlos Beltran woke up Tuesday morning his...
Yankees’ last 10 top draft picks is a litany of disaster
The Yankees have the No. 18 pick in the MLB Draft, which begins Thursday night. Here’s an (unsightly) glimpse at how the Yankees’ top picks the past 10 years have...
No one knows what happens if Mark Teixeira's next remedy fails
Mark Teixeira tried rest and a cortisone shot two weeks ago in an attempt to fix his injured neck and it didn’t work for long. He and the Yankees are...
Jacoby Ellsbury's next key test to see if he can return soon
TAMPA — How Jacoby Ellsbury comes through a few hitting drills Wednesday will determine whether he can return from his right wrist injury and play in a game Thursday. “He...
Yankees' hulking prospect tees off on Pettitte -- but not Triple-A
TAMPA — Aaron Judge typically doesn’t take long to make an impression. The 6-foot-7, 275-pound outfielder tends to stand out regardless of where he is on the field, and he...
Yankees guru who counseled Strawberry, Heathcott on addiction makes exit
Ron Dock exited the Yankees’ world this past week the same silent way he entered it in 1998. If the name doesn’t sound familiar, it shouldn’t. As the organization’s intervention...
Breaking down every Yankee's status for 2016
As the Yankees' wild-card playoff loss to the Astros wears off, The Post takes a look at the key members of the 2015 roster and evaluates what 2016 may hold...
Yankees had wink-wink deal to keep Slade Heathcott after cut
The Yankees gave up on Slade Heathcott last December – but they didn’t. Heathcott provided one of the Yankees’ biggest swings of this season Monday night when he hit a...
From alcohol demons to Yankees hero: Slade Heathcott's journey
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Slade Heathcott has had more than his share of problems in his short career, but Monday night, he saved the Yankees. All this, after he saved...
Yankees' 'biggest hit' of year comes from troubled prospect in huge win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and shower shoes, CC Sabathia filled up the door frame his teammates moved through on the way to the clubhouse at...
After 3-HR day, there's still 1 play Gardner would 'like to have back'
Brett Gardner hit three homers and drove in seven runs on Saturday, but he was still left with a bitter taste in his mouth. In the eighth inning of the...
Beltran racking up rehab games, but won't come off DL quite yet
Don’t expect to see Carlos Beltran in right field when the Yankees open their three-game series against the Mariners at the Stadium. Asked if the switch-hittier would be activated Friday...
After 7 years in minors, this Yankee finally makes MLB debut
OAKLAND, Calif. — Having spent seven seasons in the minor leagues Ramon Flores never has been a highly regarded prospect. But Saturday, Flores became something a lot of those prospects...
Yanks' Heathcott DL-bound after MRI exam worse than expected
OAKLAND, Calif. — Slade Heathcott was hounded by injuries coming up in the Yankees’ system and that hasn’t changed as a big leaguer. Before the Yankees’ 6-2 loss to the...
Yanks' top pitching stud moves step closer to joining big club
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Yankees’ top pitching prospect has been moved from Double-A to Triple-A and might not be done climbing the ladder. “I have no idea,’’ general manager Brian...
Flash of Yankees' future from Heathcott, Lindgren
For those clamoring for new faces in The Bronx, Monday was a good day. After Slade Heathcott hit his first major league homer in the seventh inning of a 14-1...
First start in pinstripes was a 'dream come true' for Heathcott
Every base counts in Slade Heathcott’s mind. So even with the Yankees down 7-0 in the third inning, he was thinking double right out of the box. So the 24-year-old,...
Ellsbury's absence has trickle-down effect through lineup
WASHINGTON — Jacoby Ellsbury’s sprained right knee turned Brett Gardner into the Yankees’ leadoff hitter, where he likely will remain for however long Ellsbury is sidelined. Manager Joe Girardi used...
Yankees once feared alcohol would kill call-up Slade Heathcott
WASHINGTON — On the day he seriously thought never would arrive as late as this past November, Slade Heathcott didn’t forget a person who helped him battle the alcohol abuse...