The New York Yankees are finalizing their Opening Day roster, and a surprising relief pitcher has made the cut after he struggled to find his footing with the Pinstripes.
The Yankees will option right-hander Luis Gil to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, per Greg Joyce of the New York Post. They have four off days in the first 12 days of the 2026 season, so they’ll be able to skip the fifth starter spot a couple times.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
With just over a day until their first game of the 2026 season, the New York Yankees are narrowing and refining their roster. Now, that refinement has come to the bullpen and has the potential to make history.
New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe knows he won't be in the lineup on Opening Day. That isn't stopping Volpe, who required offseason surgery to repair a partially torn labrum, from wishing he was traveling with the team to face the San Francisco Giants for their first games of the season.
It’s probably hard for one to imagine the New York Yankees captain getting booed. Aaron Judge, who’s arguably one of the best to sport the pinstripes, has been criticized once again.
If there is one thing the New York Yankees need, it's stability in their bullpen. Right now, their most dependable arm is David Bednar, who'll be holding the ninth inning down.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
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Will Warren didn't have an easy start to his career with the New York Yankees. In 2024, he allowed 26 earned runs in 22.2 innings pitched. In Warren's debut, he gave up four runs in 5.1 innings of work against a tough Philadelphia Phillies lineup.
The New York Yankees have been politely ignoring their problem at shortstop for three years now. Despite being one of the best prospects in baseball at one point, Anthony Volpe has failed to live up to expectations.
I’ve written a couple posts in spring training about the ABS challenge system and how teams are going to react to it. It seems like an element tailor-built for the Yankees; the team preaches control over the strike zone at the plate and was the first to really lean into pitch-framing almost two decades ago.
We’re a day away. In just over 24 hours, the Yankees will take the field in San Francisco for a special opening night matchup with the Giants. We know who the starting pitchers will be, as Max Fried will square off with Logan Webb.
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Ben Rice is taking full advantage of his government name. The New York Yankees first baseman announced in a post to Instagram on Monday that he has partnered with Ben’s Original to promote their brand of rice (Ben’s Original Rice).
The New York Yankees are just a couple of days away from kicking off their 2026 regular season on the road against the San Francisco Giants. The Yankees are looking to bounce back after an early playoff exit last year against the eventual AL champion Toronto Blue Jays.
For years, infielder Marco Luciano was considered one of the most promising middle infielders in MLB. That was the case from 2020 to 2023, when he made MLB Pipeline’s list of top 100 prospects.
Aaron Judge will once again lead the New York Yankees lineup this season in what has become one of MLB’s most dangerous offensive units. The team’s batting order looks almost identical to last year, which is a positive considering the Yankees led the league in run production in 2025.
The New York Yankees are looking to compete during the 2026 MLB season. While they are returning a fairly similar roster to last year's squad, New York expects to make a deep postseason run.
The New York Yankees Player Development department had announced its winner of a traditional annual award. Carlos Lagrange was named the recipient of the 2026 James P.
With the New York Yankees preparing for Opening Day, which is right around the corner, there is one myth around the team that general manager Brian Cashman expressed his displeasure with.
Jasson Domínguez had some of the most hype a prospect has ever received in recent MLB memory. At only 13 years old, he was already heralded as “The Martian” because of his 5-tool skills and out-of-this-world talent at such a young age.
The New York Yankees will open the 2026 season with a four-pitcher starting rotation, the team announced on Sunday. It will include, at least for the first two weeks of the year, Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, Ryan Weathers, and Will Warren, leaving out former AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil.
The New York Yankees have seen their fair share of excellent switch-hitters throughout history, from Mickey Mantle to Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, and Mark Teixeira.
Infielder Paul DeJong does not plan to opt out of his minor league deal with the Yankees this week, reports Joel Sherman of The New York Post. He will stick with the Yanks and try to earn a roster spot.
New York Yankees and USA captain Aaron Judge was among the many American players who failed to produce at the plate as Team USA suffered a brutal 3-2 loss to Venezuela in the final of the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night.