New York Yankees

Due to yet another disappointing end to the New York Yankees season, the team may be looking to trade Aaron Judge prior to the start of the 2021 season, according to multiple baseball analysts. The right fielder’s past injuries, as well as the organization’s salary cap, both play a role in whether Judge will be […]

Legendary New York Yankees pitcher and Baseball Hall of Fame member Whitey Ford has died at the age of 91, ESPN reported. He passed away at his Long Island home Thursday, night; his cause of death has not been revealed. He Was Born October 21, 1928, In Manhattan Described by Encyclopedia.com as “brash, irreverent, funny,” […]

Donald Trump’s announcement that he would no longer be throwing out the first pitch before the August 15 New York Yankees’ game reportedly took the team by surprise, but not quite as much as his previous announcement. Katie Rogers and Noah Weiland of The New York Times reported on Monday that Trump’s announcement he was […]

Megastar Jennifer Lopez stayed true to her roots in her newest Instagram post on Friday morning. Over 100,000 thrilled fans hit the “like” button in the first 15 minutes it was online. She looked incredible in the black-and-white image, a throwback from an unidentified performance. Lopez was pictured with two men standing behind her right […]

Aaron Hicks thinks he’ll be all healed up from offseason Tommy John surgery in time for the start of the 2020 MLB season, if the season’s first pitch is in late July, as some expect. George A King III of The New York Post asked the New York Yankees outfielder how his surgically repaired arm […]

Hank Steinbrenner has died, according to the New York Post. The co-owner and co-chairman of the New York Yankees was just 63 years old. Steinbrenner’s death was not related to COVID-19. A source told The Post he passed away after a “long battle with an illness.” He died surrounded by loved ones at his home […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone threw some cold water on any talk that Aaron Judge might play a different position in 2020. The outfielder is dealing with a fractured rib and there had been some rumors that a move to first base was on the table. The idea was that it would be less […]

Don’t count New York Yankees great Mark Teixeira among those who believe that former Houston Astros pitcher Mike Fiers should have kept quiet. Now a baseball analyst, Teixeira appeared on ESPN’s morning show, Get Up and addressed what has been dominating headlines this spring training. In particular, the former first baseman talked about the backlash […]

The Chicago Cubs still haven’t dealt Kris Bryant. If new reports are to be believed, it’s not because the team hasn’t had plenty of suitors come calling. As many as five other franchises are reportedly still interested in acquiring the star third baseman. It’s all about what the Cubs are asking and what those teams […]

Despite the Mookie Betts deal involving the Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly changing the landscape, there is still a strong belief around baseball that the Chicago Cubs want to trade their star third baseman, Kris Bryant. To that end, rumors this week have mentioned a brand new potential landing spot in the New York Yankees. This […]

Two days after Nolan Arenado blasted the Colorado Rockies’ front office, things seem to be calming down a bit. Talk around the league hints that while the team’s third baseman has gone quiet, things are not necessarily “all clear.” MLB.com‘s Thomas Harding pointed out there are a couple of different ways the situation can work […]

Don Larsen, the only pitcher to have ever pitched a perfect game in the World Series, has passed away at the age of 90, The New York Times reports. Perfect games, where no one reaches base (whether through hits, walks, hit batsmen, pitcher fielding errors, or other means), are exceptionally rare in Major League Baseball. […]

With the 2019/2020 Major League Baseball offseason’s top two free-agent pitchers now off the market, after Gerrit Cole signed a record-smashing nine-year, $324 million deal with the New York Yankees, the focus now shifts to the second-tier pair of hurlers. And according to a report via Twitter by veteran MLB Network baseball “insider” Jon Heyman, […]

Free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole has just agreed to a record-setting nine-year, $324 million contract with the New York Yankees, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported late on Tuesday night, via Twitter. The news of Cole’s new deal with the Yankees came just hours after Heyman took to Twitter to report that the Yankees might not be […]

Two days after reports indicated that the New York Yankees were getting ready to unleash a “record setting” offer in hopes of snaring free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole, a new report says that there is a “strong likelihood” that he will be under contract with one of five teams — possibly the Yankees — before […]

After a meeting between free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman in California this week, the 27-time World Series champions have made signing the former Houston Astros righty — who led the American League with a 2.50 ERA in 2019 — their “total focus,” according to a top Major […]

After drafting righty Gerrit Cole out of high school in 2008 but failing to sign him, then unsuccessfully attempting to trade for Cole from the Pittsburgh Pirates nine years later, the New York Yankees are finally “serious” about acquiring the 2019 20-game winner. According to a report by MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand, Yankees general manager […]

The New York Yankees are “extremely interested” in signing top free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole, according to a report by Elite Sports New York. At the same time, the team expects that Cole will opt to return home to southern California, where the Los Angeles Angels are reportedly prepared to open up their checkbook to […]

With the Major League Baseball General Managers Meetings well underway in Scottsdale, Arizona, New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman is now preparing for talks with Houston Astros 20-game winner Gerrit Cole. In fact, while experts and even oddsmakers have favored the Los Angeles Angels to land Cole, the real favorite is now Cashman’s club. At […]

After weeks of rumors linking star pitchers Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg to the New York Yankees, general manager Brian Cashman has just confirmed that his team will be among the many suitors expected to make offers for both highly-regarded free agents. As quoted by ESPN, Cashman commented on the Yankees’ interest in Cole and […]

The annual Major League Baseball General Managers meetings open on Monday in Scottsdale, Arizona, with top free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole expected to be the hottest topic of conversation among the baseball executives. But while experts believe that Cole will sign with one of two southern California clubs — either the Angels or Dodgers — at […]

Three days after Sports Illustrated reported that Houston Astros team official Brandon Taubman shouted verbal abuse at a group of women sports reporters following the team’s series-clinching win over the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series, the Astros announced Thursday that they had “terminated” Taubman’s employment with the club. According to the […]

Game 4 of the American League Championship Series saw what was already a difficult task for the New York Yankees and their quest for the 2019 World Series turn into an almost impossible one. In the game, the Yankees squandered an ideal opportunity to crack the Houston Astros’ starter Zack Greinke in the first inning […]

The Houston Astros will be looking to press their 2-1 advantage in the American League Championship Series, after a rain out eliminated a potential travel day if the series moves back to Houston from New York, as The Inquisitr reported. Houston turns to veteran righty Zack Greinke, a midseason acquisition who will be making his […]

After inclement weather forced Major League Baseball to push Game 4 back to Thursday, the Yankees and Astros face off in a game that will define how the rest of this marathon series will go, as reported by CBS Sports. Due to scheduling restrictions forcing the World Series to begin next Tuesday, there will be […]

Wednesday’s Game 4 matchup in the 2019 American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros has been postponed until Thursday, October 17, according to MLB. Inclement weather was cited as the reason for the postponement, pushing Game 5 to Friday. The first pitch was originally scheduled for tonight at 8:08 p.m. […]

As the New York Yankees return to the friendly confines of the Bronx while holding a 1-1 draw in their American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, they will have to look at the positives of their time in Houston instead of how things ended in Game 2. An 11th inning Carlos Correa home […]

While the National League has subverted expectations with the top two seeds knocked out in dramatic fashion, the American League Championship Series sees the top two seeds Houston Astros and the New York Yankees face off. The last time the two sides met in the postseason was the 2017 American League Championship Game, which saw […]

The last time the Minnesota Twins qualified for the MLB postseason, in 2017, they faced the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Game — losing 8-4. The losing pitcher for Minnesota in that game was righty Jose Berrios, who came on in the third inning, only to allow three runs in three […]

Gabrielle Union is looking sensational right now. The America’s Got Talent judge may spend her professional career sitting behind a desk, but this is one star who will enjoy her time off to the max. The 46-year-old spent the weekend watching the Los Angeles Lakers play the New York Yankees at California’s Dodgers Stadium, with […]

Jennifer Lopez certainly went all out when it came to her birthday present for fiancé Alex Rodriguez as he celebrated turning 44-years-old last month. A-Rod took to Instagram Stories this week to show off his seriously luxury gift he received from the age-defying mom of two, which reportedly came with a very hefty six-figure price […]

The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees will play a game at the “Field of Dreams” farm in Iowa in 2020, The Associated Press reports. In a famous line from the movie, a character asks, “Is this Heaven?” To which another responds, “No, it’s Iowa!” Fittingly, the movie was filmed in Iowa: specifically, at […]

What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday, as The Inquisitr reported, the Boston Red Sox stood the verge of a four-game sweep of the AL East-leading New York Yankees, after taking two of three from the second-place Tampa Bay Rays. A win in that Sunday night game would have rocketed the previously faltering Red […]

Last season, when the Boston Red Sox won a total of 119 regular and postseason games on their way to a World Series championship and arguably the greatest season in the history of the franchise, Manager Alex Cora never called a team meeting until after Game 3 of the World Series, according to WEEI radio […]

The four-game series was supposed to be an opportunity for the American League East-leading New York Yankees to “bury” their arch-rivals in the pennant race, as Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorious perhaps unadvisedly put it ahead of the series, per NBC Sports. Instead, the rival Red Sox have turned the tables, dominating the Bronx Bombers over […]

The New York Mets could be sending their ace uptown to the New York Yankees, but it would come at a big price tag for the crosstown rival. As the MLB trade deadline approaches, there are reports that the Mets are putting Jacob deGrom’s co-ace Noah Syndergaard on the trade block and have started listening […]

On Thursday, the New York Yankees visited Fenway Park in Boston for the first time in the 2019 season — the latest that the Yanks had ever played their first game at the Red Sox’ legendary home field. And for their efforts, the Bronx Bombers left with the worst defeat ever recorded in the longstanding […]

The 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox have experienced a frustrating season in 2019, and now sit 11 games behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees after 103 games. The Red Sox face the harsh reality that a fourth-straight division title is likely unattainable. But if the Red Sox have any chance to catch […]

For a long time, Dwight “Doc” Gooden has battled his demons and had issues staying clean and sober as he prospered in Major League Baseball. Unfortunately, he is still having problems and that was proven by his arrest for cocaine possession last month in New Jersey, even though he claims to have been clean for […]

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a surprise appearance at Europe’s first ever Major League Baseball game, taking the time to personally meet members of both the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. The Daily Mail shares that Prince Harry came to the game with wife Meghan Markle in honor of the […]

Major League Baseball is hosting two games in the United Kingdom this weekend, the first time MLB has played official games there, or anywhere in Europe. A heated rivalry will take center stage with the Boston Red Sox facing the New York Yankees. The game marks the culmination of a 25-year endeavor, starting when MLB […]

Earlier on Wednesday, it was reported that former Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel’s long, drawn-out free agency saga had just ended after he agreed to sign a three-year, $43 million contract with the Chicago Cubs, per MLB.com. That leaves former American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel as the other highly-regarded free agent […]

A dramatic, four-game series between the AL East-leading New York Yankees and the defending World Series — and AL East — champion Boston Red Sox is now a dramatic three-game series after rain washed out Thursday’s opener. But that means an extra day of rest for Boston’s struggling lefty ace Chris Sale, who was shelled […]

Even though the calendar has just crept past Memorial Day, the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox face what could be a make-or-break series for their 2019 season — at least if they plan to challenge for a fourth straight American League East Division title. They face the first-place New York Yankees starting on […]

With slightly more than two months having passed since the start of the 2019 MLB season, a new report suggests that free agent pitcher Dallas Keuchel could finally be signing with a new team. And that might not be all, as the team in question — the New York Yankees — is also expected to […]

A photograph of retired baseball star and Jennifer Lopez fiancé Alex Rodriguez on the toilet in his New York apartment has leaked to social media, and the ex-Yankee’s lawyers are planning to go after the parties they believe are responsible, once they figure out who exactly they are. Per Page Six, the toilet photo “was […]

Following the discovery that she had sung on reportedly racist records in the 1930s, two professional sports franchises, the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Yankees, have removed the use of Kate Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” from their game presentations. But there will still be one place where Smith’s music will still be heard: […]

Kate Smith’s family members are not happy with the Philadelphia Flyers. Smith’s niece blasted the Philly-based NHL team’s decision to remove a statue of the late opera singer that had long sat outside of the Wells Fargo Center after racially-insensitive song lyrics from her recordings in the 1930s were unearthed. Smith’s niece Suzy Andron told […]

Kate Smith’s famous rendition of “God Bless America” will no longer be played at Philadelphia Flyers hockey games or New York Yankees baseball games. The once beloved First Lady Of Radio, who died in 1986, debuted Irving Berlin’s famous song on Armistice Day in 1938 and the song has been played at countless sporting events […]

Throughout Derek Jeter’s long career as a baseball player, there were several constants. Jeter played his entire career in New York for the Yankees. They were a winning team. Jeter was always a bachelor, did not have children, and wasn’t known for being candid with the media, especially about his personal life. Most Yankees fans […]