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Aaron Judge belts two more homers in Yankees laugher
With the guru of the one-and-done policy in college basketball observing from Brian Cashman’s suite, the Yankees have to be thankful the polarizing process doesn’t exist in the big leagues....
Yankees flexing with bullpen that goes seven weapons deep
The Yankees have done the tough part. They rather seamlessly replaced the irreplaceable Mariano Rivera. Three different closers – David Robertson, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman – have excelled in...
CC Sabathia dominance bails out scuffling offense in Yankees win
The Yankees started Saturday’s game against the Cardinals without their starting catcher, shortstop and designated hitter, all due to injuries, and with Aroldis Chapman and Dellin Betances unavailable because of...
Austin Romine is proof that Yankees have plenty in reserve
Listen long enough to Austin Romine talk about his contribution to the Yankees’ five-game winning streak and it sounds as if the catcher does nothing more than put together the...
Yankees win fifth straight as Tanaka finally steps up
Masahiro Tanaka hasn’t looked much like an ace through his first three outings, but for the first time this season, the Yankees won one of his starts. After two subpar...
Yankees cough up big lead on bad errors, worse pitching
BALTIMORE — All bad losses don’t happen in the heat of a September pennant race. Some come wrapped in an April freezer. That was the case Friday night at frigid...
Yankees bullpen may be better than last year's terrifying trio
BALTIMORE — Last year there was so much buzz around Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman late in the game, a very weak group of relievers that worked before...
Why Yanks aren't worried about missing Andrew Miller in bullpen
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi didn’t dance around what not having versatile reliever Andrew Miller to turn to in the late innings this year means. “We lost...
Yankees preview: Can young bats and 1 ace carry team into playoffs?
To say the Yankees are in a total rebuilding situation is false. They tapped into the Steinbrenner family vault for a combined $102.5 million to land free agents Aroldis Chapman,...
Adam Warren 'not happy' his camp goal is slipping away
TAMPA — When five arms started competing for two spots in the starting rotation in late February, Adam Warren’s vast bullpen experience stood to hurt his chances of being a...
The CC Sabathia promotion you wouldn't have imagined a year ago
TAMPA — Last year at this time, CC Sabathia was fighting Ivan Nova for the fifth spot in manager Joe Girardi’s Yankees rotation and eventually won it. On Friday, the...
The patriotic lucky charm Tyler Clippard will carry in WBC
TAMPA — For some players, representing the United States in the WBC is a dream come true. Yankees reliever Tyler Clippard is one of those players. Clippard will only have...
Sanchez's 20th HR, Ortiz's game-ending whiff keep Yankees alive
One side contained the legend, Boston’s David Ortiz, the guy with Hall of Fame numbers steaming toward the end of his career. On the other side were a couple rookies,...
Yankees' half-measure failure forces grand plan into focus
TORONTO — Tyler Clippard symbolized the balancing act — the magic act, really — these 2016 Yankees tried and will fail to execute. No other team in the game’s history...
Joe Girardi manages by the book and it's tanking Yankees' season
BOSTON — Bad, bad Binder. For those who thought Joe Girardi could not have had a worse performance as manager this series, he saved his worst night for the series...
Ellsbury, Gregorius belt homers coming off bench to fuel Yankees
Clayton Kershaw awaits Wednesday. Then there is a little road trip of 11 games that starts with four clashes in Boston where the reception should be somewhere between hostile and...
Joe Girardi: Aaron Judge could be done for season
Yankees rookie slugger Aaron Judge left Tuesday night’s 3-0 win over the Dodgers in the fifth inning after straining his right oblique while batting during the previous half-inning. The Yankees announced...
Forty-pitch slog has negative ripple effect for Dellin Betances
One day after throwing 40 pitches, Yankees closer Dellin Betances realized the obvious: There was no way he could pitch Wednesday. Manager Joe Girardi, who also was without Adam Warren...
Wilmer Flores had a shockingly bad day on the basepaths
CINCINNATI — Wilmer Flores will have better days on the bases. The Mets infielder went 3-for-4 at the plate Monday, but twice was thrown out trying for an extra base...
Get ready to see more Brian McCann at DH
With Gary Sanchez expected to catch when his minor left thumb problem vanishes and manager Joe Girardi saying Austin Romine has earned playing time, how many of Brian McCann’s at-bats...