On Monday, Hernandez announced his retirement after serving over three decades as an MLB umpire.
Okay, now that the clickbait is out of the way, let’s talk about just how unbelievable of a season the Yankee rookie hurler is having; because while there is still a lot of season left, if it were to end today, you’d be hard-pressed not to give the award to him.
Major League Baseball fans were united on Monday night in celebration when word first surfaced that controversial umpire Angel Hernandez would be retiring from baseball.
DJ LeMahieu is set to make his season debut, as the Yankees reinstated him from the 60-day injured list before tonight’s game in Anaheim. New York outrighted infielder Kevin Smith off the 40-man roster in a corresponding move; Smith has already elected minor league free agency in lieu of an assignment back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
After weeks of rehab and recovery on the IL, the Yankees have finally activated infielder DJ LeMahieu, who had missed the entire 2024 season up to this point with a foot injury.
Ian Hamilton had been placed on the COVID-19 IL last week, and the Yankees were short-handed in their bullpen as a result. The depth of their reliever group has been tested thoroughly in the month of May, and it hasn’t been to consistently excellent results.
Jon Berti had a nasty-looking injury in the Yankees’ series opener against the San Diego Padres on Friday, and while they ended up winning the series, they took a blow to their infield depth chart.
New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe keeps on hitting. On Sunday, The 23-year-old extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a sixth-inning single off of San Diego Padres SP Joe Musgrove.
Ricardo Rodriguez looks back on his 2012 Royal Rumble appearance. Rodriguez mainly appeared as a manager in WWE, outside of a brief stint as “El Local” in NXT.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone thought outgoing MLB umpire Ángel Hernández got a bit of a raw deal relative to how he was perceived compared to his…
After a career-worst year last season, Giancarlo Stanton seems to be back on track in 2024. However, things aren’t as great as they seem. Yes, Stanton has mashed 13 homers so far this season, but that doesn’t dispel perhaps one of the worst contracts in Major League Baseball.
Torres is showing signs of life at the plate. Okay, okay. I know Aaron Judge is having one of, if not the very best stretches of all time in the last two weeks, but this column isn’t necessarily about being the best hitter on the planet.
Anthony Volpe (19 games) and Kevin Pillar (10 games) will look to add one more to their lengthy hitting streaks when the New York Yankees (37-18) and Los Angeles Angels (20-33) meet Tuesday at 9:38 PM ET, live on BSW from Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
Soto remains on track to reach free agency after the ongoing season.
There's been no such thing as a sophomore slump for New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe. Volpe is riding a 19-game hitting streak and will look to continue to swing a hot bat when New York opens a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday.
The New York Yankees may have a new historic duo. Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are off to an incredible start together. Arguably the two best hitters in the game, they both are off to such amazing starts that it promises to be a fun and perhaps historic summer in the Bronx.
A veteran MLB scout who "isn’t permitted to be quoted with his name by his club" is the latest noteworthy member of the baseball community to predict that the New York Yankees will ultimately lose All-Star outfielder Juan Soto to free agency after the ongoing season.
In an interleague battle, the New York Yankees came up just short against the San Diego Padres, losing 5-2 on Sunday. While a loss is never good, Gleyber Torres felt his effort at second base played a direct role in the Yankees taking a loss.
The 25-year-old was selected by Kansas City with the second-overall pick in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft but was designated for assignment earlier this week.
Pinch yourselves, New York Yankees fans. This team really is everything you hoped they’d be in your wildest offseason dreams, and perhaps even better. After dominating the San Diego Padres for the first two days of Memorial Day Weekend, the Yankees are 37-17, three games clear of the rest of the AL East and dominating in all facets of the game.
The reigning AL Cy Young award winner is working his way back from a bout of elbow inflammation.
The New York Yankees placed infielder Jon Berti on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain after the team feared the injury could be much worse.
Yankees pitching prospect Trystan Vrieling displays promising traits toward development and organizational promotion. The New York Yankees are on fire in all aspects of the big-league field and are now getting more traction from the farm system.
Superstar slugger Juan Soto is open to in-season negotiations with the Yankees, but New York isn't the only one who will be bidding for his services.
The New York Yankees have been one of the best teams in baseball throughout the 2024 season. They have been excellent in every facet of the game, with Juan Soto and Aaron Judge playing at an MVP level to pace the lineup.
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