Upon first glance, all seems right for the Yankees as they enjoy a day off on Monday. After all, the club pounded the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-3, on Sunday and has a one-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East.
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Another day, another clutch ninth-inning dinger for the Yankees. Sunday, Ben Rice broke a tie against the hated Jays with a two-run bomb, a day after Unc Goldschmidt did.
A strong weekend in Toronto left the Yankees back where they want to be, alone in first place in the AL East, and with the best record in the American League for good measure.
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner: Perhaps *the* take that has soured the most from the offseason is how many of us were grumpy the Yankees brought back Paul Goldschmidt.
The New York Yankees hold the best record in the American League, and Jose Caballero is one of the top performers of the lineup. The 29-year-old was their starting shortstop over the first two months of the season while Anthony Volpe was on the sidelines.
We’re midway into June, which means one thing for MLB fans: The trade deadline is approaching. Here are three trade candidates the Yankees should monitor.
Ben Rice and Jose Caballero homered in a five-run ninth inning on Sunday afternoon and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3.
The New York Yankees continue to get strong production from slugger Ben Rice. Rice hit a massive two-run homer on Sunday to help his Yankees take the lead, in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yesterday we had a classic pitchers’ duel that was ultimately settled by a big two-run home run in the ninth for a Yankee victory. I wouldn’t exactly call today a pitchers’ duel — Patrick Corbin went 3.2 innings and Will Warren managed just one more out than that — but the end result was the same.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
As fans have been continuously wondering why New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone hasn’t put Ben Rice in the catching rotation, it seems that it will be a constant talking point all season.
The New York Yankees have had a strong start to the 2026 MLB season and have once again established themselves as a threat in the American League. Entering Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a record of 42-27, New York holds a one-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in a tight battle for the top spot in the American League East.
Cam Schlittler is not just helping the Yankees get through their injury crisis; he is putting together a season that is forcing his name into rare franchise territory.
The visiting New York Yankees could use continued contributions from Jasson Dominguez and Paul Goldschmidt Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of their series with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Despite having an excellent first half to the 2026 campaign, the New York Yankees have some big challenges to navigate over the next few weeks. The loss of Aaron Judge is a massive blow for the Yankees, especially with Giancarlo Stanton already on the IL.
The New York Yankees had hoped to get a key member of their lineup back soon, but that will no longer be the case. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Giancarlo Stanton suffered a setback to his calf injury while running the bases this week.
The Red Sox are likely to be sellers at the Aug. 3 trade deadline, and Chapman recently opened up on the rumors linking him back to a return to the Bronx. Notably, he's open to the idea, as long as GM Brian Cashman apologizes. Boone, however, begs to differ.
Max Fried delivered an outstanding first season for the New York Yankees after signing an eight-year, $208 million deal. He led their starting rotation admirably in the absence of Gerrit Cole to lead the MLB in wins last year.
The Yankees have placed outfielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, the team announced. Fellow outfielder Jasson Domínguez, whom the Yankees reinstated from the 10-day IL, will take Grisham’s roster spot.
The Yankees are without their starting catcher, and it'll remain that way for the foreseeable future. Austin Wells hasn't played since June 5 due to a neck injury that landed him on the 10-day injured list.
When a star pitcher goes down with an elbow injury, most fans always think of the worst possible outcome. Thankfully for the New York Yankees, it appears that ace Max Fried has avoided a serious injury and, according to manager Aaron Boone, is progressing well in his recovery.
The New York Yankees may be looking for an offensive jolt with the likes of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton currently sidelined. Rival teams have tabbed Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams as a potential fit for the Yankees ahead of the Aug.
Exactly 806 days after his Tommy John procedure, Gerrit Cole returned to a big league mound on May 22. The moment not only signified the culmination of a long recovery for the right-hander but also the bolstering of an already top-of-the-league rotation.
The New York Yankees stand among the premier contenders for the World Series in Major League Baseball this year, positioning themselves aggressively to bolster their roster ahead of the August 3 trade deadline.