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Starlin Castro — and his glove — can exhale
Lost in the excitement of the Yankees’ pulsating 6-4 victory over the Astros in Game 4 of the ALCS on Tuesday night was Starlin Castro’s glove almost costing them a...
Yankees make improbable comeback to even series at 2-2
The House Built By The Boss never sounded like it did in the eighth inning Tuesday. And it never shook like it, either. Finally, in its ninth season of existence,...
Ken Singleton didn't think the Yankees would be here
Ken Singleton had witnessed the Yankees’ resilience all season long and yet, as he did the YES Network’s postgame show on Wednesday night from Cleveland, he had only one thought....
How 3 Cashman masterstrokes fixed Yankees' athleticism issue
When the complexion of the 2017 Yankees is discussed -- and that is quite a bit with their surprise run to the playoffs -- the conversation often veers toward their...
'The Toe-night Show' makes Yankees even more fun to watch
Are wE witnessing the birth of another Yankees dynasty? We’ll need some time to answer that one. This week, however, we saw something else that just might turn into a...
Yankees' fake press-conference celebration is as good as it gets
In the season that brought us the "Thumbs Down" celebration, the Yankees might have outdone themselves Wednesday night. Following Starlin Castro's sixth-inning home run in the Yankees' 6-1 win over the...
Yankees keep winning but division hopes keep fading
They aren’t retreating and certainly not surrendering, but the Yankees have a better chance of draining the Hudson River with a thimble than they do of winning the AL East....
Yankees clinch home wild-card game, move closer to Red Sox
The Yankees clinched at least home-field advantage for next Tuesday’s wild-card game with a 6-1 win over the Rays on Tuesday, which is good news for a team that has...
Yankees are back in the playoffs
TORONTO — Aaron Judge dug a bottle of iced champagne out of a bin in the middle of the Yankees’ clubhouse and eyed CC Sabathia standing a few feet away...
Masahiro Tanaka shelled as Yankees playoff pursuit stalls
TORONTO — The Yankees’ only losing record against an AL East team is to the worst one. Before an 8-1 loss to the last-place Blue Jays on Friday night in...
There was something 'weird' going on at Yankee Stadium
Maybe the Yankees should play without a sound system more often. They scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning of Thursday’s 13-5 win over the Orioles in...
Starlin Castro knows exactly why he's slumping
Starlin Castro doesn’t have any answers right now. That can happen when you’re in the midst of an 0-for-14 stretch, especially during a key part of the season. On Tuesday,...
Middle infield now the offensive weapon Yankees have waited for
BALTIMORE — Maybe Starlin Castro should lose a tooth more often. Since missing Saturday’s game when he broke a crown, the second baseman has had back-to-back three-hit games, both leading...
Yankees overcome early hangover, late scare to stay hot
BALTIMORE — Having arrived at the team hotel about the same time Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin used to finish up a night on the town the Yankees shuffled into...
Yankees offense erupts to close AL East gap on Red Sox
Sunday was the final regular-season game between the Yankees and Red Sox, so if the Yankees are going to win their first division title in five years, they’ll have to...
Starlin Castro out again -- but at least it wasn't his hamstring
Starlin Castro sat out Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Red Sox, but this time, it wasn’t because of a hamstring injury. Instead, the second baseman lost a front tooth sometime...
Yankees catchers on verge of learning their suspension fates
The appeals of Yankees catchers Gary Sanchez and Austin Romine regarding their suspensions stemming from the recent brawl with the Tigers are expected to be heard Friday. Major League Baseball...
Jacoby Ellsbury actually leads the Yankees to a victory
With the return of Greg Bird, manager Joe Girardi was near ecstatic about adding a strong, left-handed bat to the Yankees equation. Sure enough, the Yankees received a powerful, game-deciding...
Castro's glad to be back; Greg Bird's on way to Yankee Stadium
Amid news their catching corps could be thrown utterly out of whack through MLB-imposed suspensions, the Yankees were strengthened up the middle with the return of second baseman Starlin Castro...
The Yankees' big returns are finally coming
DETROIT — Greg Bird and Starlin Castro could be back in the Yankees’ lineup as soon as Friday in the Bronx after the two played in rehab games with Triple-A...