trenton thunder

Yanks 'embarrassed' by Staten Island team's Pizza Rat promotion

Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost said the club had “absolute distain” over the now-defunct Staten Island Yankees’ decision to honor the rodent.

Bat dog still a good boy despite boneheaded blunder

Trenton Thunder bat dog Rookie got a little too excited during Wednesday's game between the Buffalo Bison and Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.

Yankees treat 'people like crap,' dumped minor league owner fumes

Joe Plumeri knows there’s no chance of his Trenton Thunder being affiliated with the Yankees after the Yankees announced over the weekend they were moving their Double-A team to Somerset,...

'Betrayed' Trenton Thunder owner rips Yankees for abandoning team

The Yankees’ decision to sever ties with their Eastern League affiliate in Trenton, N.J., has left the team’s owner fuming. After learning of the Yankees’ plans to move their Double-A...

Yankees' minor league affiliates leaving Staten Island, Trenton

The Yankees’ minor league system will have a different look beginning next season, according to a report. As part of MLB’s reorganization of the minor leagues, the Yankees will move...

Yanks prospect's trade value skyrockets with 15-strikeout gem

If the Yankees plan on shopping Deivi Garcia, any offer they make just got a lot more attractive. Garcia, the Yankees' fourth-ranked prospect on MLB.com, struck out 15 batters in...

Yankees minor leaguer getting death threats over bunt

A New York Yankees minor leaguer has received death threats for a controversial at-bat, according to NJ.com. Matt Lipka, who plays for the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate Trenton Thunder, bunted in...

Yankees' Double-A team breaks up no-hitter with bunt in ninth

The New York Yankees' Double-A team likely didn't make any friends on the Hartford Yard Goats with this move. Trenton Thunder's Matt Lipka broke up a Yard Goats no-hitter with...

Ex-MLB pitcher under fire for joke about beloved fallen bat dog

The Trenton Thunder family has lost a beloved very good boy and gained an enemy. Former longtime major league pitcher Ryan Dempster is under fire from fans of dogs and...

A blast and a bat flip shows A-Rod's ready to return

Whatever role Alex Rodriguez has when he returns to the Yankees on Thursday is just fine with him. But he sure looks ready to go back to being a difference-maker...

Why a little time off was all Alex Rodriguez needed

ARLINGTON, Texas — Alex Rodriguez was back in the lineup Wednesday night after missing two games with a stiff left oblique and showed he was able to put his recent...

CC Sabathia 'felt good' despite getting roughed up in rehab start

CC Sabathia got his work in Wednesday night, and the result is: He needs more work before returning to the Yankees. The left-hander, rehabilitating the right knee injury that has...

The Yankees bullpen prospect who's dominating at Trenton

A prospect may be working his way onto the Yankees’ major league radar — and he is just 70 miles southwest of New York City. Branden Pinder, a 25-year-old right-handed...